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ὀρχίλος

ὀρχίλος, the golden-crested wren

ὀρχίλος [ῐ], ὁ,
  • a bird, prob. wren (cf. τροχίλος), Ar. Av. 568, V. 1513, Arat. 1025; a bird of ill omen at weddings, Euph. 4; in Arist. HA 609a12, Thphr. Sign. 39, 53, proparox. ὄρχιλος.

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