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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

κατωφαγᾱς, -οῦ και -ᾱ και καταφαγᾱς, ὁ (Α)
ονομασία λαίμαργου πτηνού με το κεφάλι συνεχώς προς τα κάτω για να βρίσκει σπόρους.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κάτω + φαγᾶς.

Greek Monotonic

κατωφᾰγάς: -οῦ ή -ᾶ, ὁ (φαγεῖν), αυτός που τρώει με το κεφάλι προς το έδαφος, αδηφάγος, λαίμαργος, αχόρταγος, σε Αριστοφ.