σκορόβυλος
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σκορόβυλος: ὁ, εἶδος κανθάρου, Ἡσύχ.
Greek Monolingual
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: κάνθαρος H (dung-beetle).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The word will continue *σκαρ(α)β-υλ-, with ο from α before following υ.
See also: s. κάραβος
