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|Definition=(A), ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">young shoot</b> or <b class="b2">twig</b>, <b class="b3">δίδη μόσχοισι λύγοισι</b> (v. <b class="b3">λύγος</b>) <span class="bibl">Il.11.105</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>5.9.1</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ μ. τῶν φύλλων</b> leaf-<b class="b2">stalk, petiole</b>, Dsc. 2.179, cf. 4.15,34.</span><br /><span class="bld">μόσχος</span> (B), ὁ, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">calf, young bull</b>, which form the god Apis was believed to assume, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.28</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.41</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>78.6</span> (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Sammelb.</span> 6279.7</span> (iii B. C.): as fem., <b class="b2">heifer, young cow</b>, μόσχους ἀμέλγειν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>389</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ba.</span>736</span>; <b class="b3">πεζαὶ μ</b>., = [[ἑταῖραι]], <span class="bibl">Eup.169</span>; <b class="b3">ᾄδειν ἐπὶ μόσχῳ</b> for the prize of a <b class="b2">calf</b> (nisi leg. <b class="b3">ἐπὶ Μόσχῳ</b>), <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b2">boy</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>1623</span>: as fem., <b class="b2">girl, maid</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hec.</span>526</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Andr.</span>711</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">any young animal</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">IT</span>163</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ba.</span>1185</span> (both lyr.); even of birds, μ. χελιδόνος <span class="bibl">Achae.47</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> μ. θαλάσσιος <b class="b2">seal</b>, Edict.Diocl.8.37.</span><br /><span class="bld">μόσχος</span> (C), ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">musk</b>, <span class="bibl">Aët.1.131</span>, Alex. Trall.<span class="bibl">12</span>; interpol. in Dsc. <span class="title">Eup.</span>1.145 (om. Wellmann). (Borrowed from Pers. <b class="b2">mušk</b>.) </span>