ornithon

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ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) ornīthōn, ōnis, m. (ὀρνιθών), volière : Varro R. 3, 3, 1 ; Col. Rust. 8, 3, 1.