βροῦκος
From LSJ
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A locust, or its wingless larva (Ionic acc. to Hsch.), Thphr.Fr.174.4; βροῦχος LXXLe.11.22, al., Ph.1.85, Lyd.Ost.56; collective in sg., Heph.Astr.1.20; Cypr. βροῦκα, Hsch.; βρεῦκος (Cret. acc. to Hsch.), prob.as sobriquet in Herod.2.73.
German (Pape)
[Seite 465] ὁ, auch βροῦχος, eine ungeflügelte Heuschrekkenart, Theophr.
