γαλεός

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

A dog-fish or small shark, Pl.Com.137, Arist.HA489b6; γ. νεβρίας, Scyllium stellare, ib.565a26; γ. ἀστερίας ib.543a17, cf. Philyll. 1; γ. λεῖος, Mustela laevis, Arist.HA565b2. II = γαλέη 1.3, οἱ ἐνοικάδιοι γ. Aret.CD1.4.

German (Pape)

[Seite 471] ὁ, ein Haifisch, fleckig. nach dem Wiesel benannt, Arist. H. A. 5, 10 u. öfter; Ael. H. A. 1, 55.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

γᾰλεός: ὁ, εἶδος καρχαρίου κηλιδωτοῦ ὡς ἡ γαλέη, Λατ. mustelus, Πλάτ. Κωμ. Σοφ. 4, Ἀριστ. Ἱστ.Ζ.1.5,2.,5.5,5,κ.ἀλλ.·γ.

Spanish (DGE)

(γᾰλεός) -οῦ, ὁ
1 ict. lija, Scyllium catulus Ar.Fr.333.3, Pl.Com.146, Arist.HA 489^b6, Philox.Leuc.(b).11, Hp.Int.12, 24, Plu.2.982a, Luc.Pisc.48, Artem.2.14, γ. νεβρίας quizá lija moteada, Scyllium stellare Arist.HA 565^a26, γ. λεῖος quizá lija pulida, Mustelus laeuis Risso, Arist.HA 565^b2, ὁ γ. ἐν Ῥόδῳ esturión, Acipenser sturio L., Archestr.SHell.152.1, Ath.294f, 295a
•marrajo γ. ἀστερίας c. juego de palabras sobre 2, Philyll.1, γαλεοὶ κύνες Archestr.SHell.184.3.
2 comadreja οἱ ἐνοικάδιοι γαλεοί comadrejas domésticas Aret.CD 1.4.7.
3 salamanquesa o quizá camaleón οἱ Γαλεοί como apodo de ciertos adivinos sicilianos, Rhinth.17, Phanod.20, c. juego de palabras que alude a la vez a esta clase de adivinos y al pez, Archipp.15, cf. Γαλεώτης.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

γᾰλεός: ὁ пятнистая акула Arst., Plut.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: dogfish, shark (Pl. Com.), also = γαλέη (Aret.).
Derivatives: γαλεώδης like a shark (Arist.), γαλεώτης swordfish (Plb.; s. below), also γαλαξίας = γαλεός (Gal.); connection with γαλαξίας milky way unclear; bemerkenswertes Kompositum γαλεώνυμος = γαλεός (Phylotim. ap. Gal.), cf. also καλλιώνυμος name of a fish, s. Strömberg Fischnamen 108f. Frisk and DELG (s.v. γαλέη) suggest a contamination and tabu: unclear to me.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: That the dogfish was called after the weasel was advocated by Strömberg l.c., but the formation of γαλεός is unclear (backformation from γαλεώτης after ἀσκαλαβώτης : ἀσκάλαβος?). - On γαλεός see Thompson Fishes s. v.