δωδεκαετής
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
ές, or δωδεκᾰ-έτης, ες, (ἔτος)
A lasting twelve years, χρόνος J.AJ15.9.6. II twelve years old, Plu. Comp.Lyc.Num.4, 2.198c.