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|Definition=gen. <b class="b3">σηπός, ἡ,</b> (σήπω) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">putrefying sore</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>3.7</span>, Dsc.1.58, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">σήψ, ὁ</b>, Arist., Thphr. (v. infr.), Lucan.9.723:—<b class="b2">a serpent, the bite of which causes intense thirst</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mir.</span>846b11</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.11.1</span> (cj.), etc.; δίψιος <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>147</span>; mortification followed, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>16.40</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> a kind of <b class="b2">lizard</b>, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>817</span>; also called <b class="b3">σαύρα Χαλκιδική</b>, Dsc.2.65.</span>