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

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

būtĕo: ōnis, m.,
I a kind of falcon or hawk, Plin. 10, 8, 9, § 21; 11, 49, 110, § 263; Arn. 7, p. 280; Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.; giving auguries by its flight, v. ales, II. E.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) būtĕō (-tĭō), ōnis, m., busard, buse (?) [oiseau de proie] Plin. 10, 21 ; P. Fest. 32.