ornithon

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τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ornīthon: ōnis, m., = ὀρνιθών,
I a birdhouse, poultry-house (pure Lat. aviarium): ornithonas dico omnium alitum, quae intra parietes villae solent pasci, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 1; 3, 4, 2; Col. 8, 3, 1.