κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ὀξυκέρατος, -ον (Α)οξύκερως.[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < οξυ- + κέρας, -ατος (πρβλ. ορθοκέρατος)].