λάξοος

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τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies

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Greek Monolingual

λάξοος, ὁ (Α)
αυτός που έχει λαξευθεί σε πέτρα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λά-ξοος < λᾶας (με συναίρεση τών δύο α σε ένα) + -ξοος (< ξόος < ξέω), πρβλ. αμφί-ξοος, μονό-ξοος. Η προπαροξυτονία είναι δηλωτική παθητικής σημ.]