ζύγαινα

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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

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Full diacritics: ζύγαινα Medium diacritics: ζύγαινα Low diacritics: ζύγαινα Capitals: ΖΥΓΑΙΝΑ
Transliteration A: zýgaina Transliteration B: zygaina Transliteration C: zygaina Beta Code: zu/gaina

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ης, ἡ,

   A the hammer-headed shark, Epich.59, Arist.HA 506b10, Philotim. ap. Gal.6.727, Ael.NA9.49, Opp.H.1.367.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1140] ἡ, eine Haifischart, Hammerfisch, Arist. H. A. 2, 16.