λυριοι

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: kind of duck (Ar. Av. 885, v. l. Arist. HA 593b 17),

Other forms: Also βοσκάς, - άδος (Arist. ibid., Alex. Mynd. ap. Ath. 9, 395 d, and φασκάς, - άδος f. (Alex. Mynd. ibid.); H. gives all forms.

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Cf. ἀτταγᾶς, ἐλασᾶς and other bird names, Chantr. Form. 31, Schwyzer 461. βοσκάς hardly through influence of βόσκω. Nor is the β- Thracian or Illyrian. (For βοσκάς φασκάς Λίβιοι H. Latte suggests: "\<Ιλ\> λυριοι? (propter β pro φ).") This is explaining the facts away, instead of using them. The variation clearly points to Pre-Greek (Fur. 168). Thompson Birds s. βοσκάς mentions Sardian busciu. Fur.251 mentions Bulg. patka, Span. pato, not convincing.)

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