κηρύλος

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], ὁ, fabulous sea-bird, sts. identified with ἀλκυών, or the male of that species (cf. Antig. ap. Hsch.), Alcm.26.2, Archil.141 (cf. 49 D.), Arist.HA593b12, Clearch.73, Ael.NA5.48: κειρύλος, Ar. Av.300 (cf. Sch.ad loc., Hsch.), applied to the barber Sporgilos (from κείρω).

German (Pape)

[Seite 1434] ὁ (vgl. κειρύλος), ein Meervogel, nach Antig. Car. 27 das Männchen des Eisvogels, ἁλκυών; Ar. Av. 300; Arist. H. A. 8, 3; vgl. Schol. Ar. Vesp. 99 u. Mosch. 3, 42 u. Leutsch im Philolog. II, 1 p. 22.