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Headword: *)w|oto/kon
Adler number: omega,130
Translated headword: egg
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
['Egg'] and [sc. also attested is] w)|oto/kon ['egg-laying', i.e. oviparous].
[Note] that of the quadrupeds only the tortoise gives birth to eggs.[1]
Greek Original:
*)w|o/n kai\ *)w|oto/kon. o(/ti a)po\ tw=n tetrapo/dwn h( xelw/nh mo/nh w)|otokei=.
Notes:
The electronic text omits the primary headword w)|o/n.
Cf. omega 136.
[1] Aristotle, History of Animals 506b25-27 -- perhaps (in Adler's view) via the Epitome by Aristophanes of Byzantium.
Keywords: medicine; science and technology; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 1 January 2004@06:39:03.
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Catharine Roth (cosmetics, status) on 23 March 2004@01:06:31.
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 23 March 2004@03:23:48.
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Catharine Roth (coding) on 17 September 2023@00:46:12.
Catharine Roth (added a note) on 17 September 2023@00:49:52.
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