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subs.For various names of birds, see Ar., Av. 302, 303, 304.Bird of prey: Ar. and P. οἰωνός, ὁ.Bird of omen: P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, οἰωνός, ὁ.Birds of the air: P. and V. τὰ πτηνά (Plat.), V. πετεινά, τά (Eur., frag.), πτερωτοί, οἱ.Dear to birds, adj.: V. φίλορνις.Destroying birds, adj.: V. οἰωνοκτόνος.Catch birds, v. intrans.: P. ὀρνιθεύειν (Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bird
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