βασκάς
From LSJ
οἱ βάρβαροι γὰρ ἄνδρας ἡγοῦνται μόνους τοὺς πλεῖστα δυναμένους καταφαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν → for great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men by the barbarians
English (LSJ)
(or -ᾶς), άδος, ἡ, a kind of
A duck, Ar.Av.885; cf. βοσκάς, φασκάς.
German (Pape)
[Seite 438] ὁ, eine Entenart, Ar. Av. 885; Arist. H. A. 8, 3.
