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φωλεύω

φωλεύω, to lurk in a hole

φωλ-εύω,
  • lurk in a hole or den, of lizards, Arist. HA 503b27; of bears, ib. 579a26; of hedgehogs, ibid. 29; of πορφύραι, ib. 547a15; of wasps and hornets, ib. 628a8, 629a14; of beetles (in dung), ib. 552a17; of certain birds, ib. 542b21; of serpents, κνώδαλα φωλεύοντα Theoc. 24.85, cf. Nic. Th. 394; of a lion, Babr. 92.5; of a mouse, Id. 108.2; τὰ φωλεύοντα hibernating animals, Arist. GA 783b11, Thphr. HP 1.1.3; of suspended animation, Arist. Fr. 43; of disease, lurk, ἐν σπλάγχνοισι Aret. SD 1. 8, cf. 2.1; of hidden fire, Stoic. 2.187; of the womb, Hp. Ep. 23.

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