κοιλιοχορδοφάσα

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ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey

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Greek Monolingual

κοιλιοχορδοφάσα, ἡ (Μ)
(για την αλεπού) αυτή που καταβροχθίζει κοιλιές και έντερα («μαγγαναρέα, μιαρή, κοιλιοχορδοφάσα», Διήγ. Παιδ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κοιλιό-χορδα «κοιλιές και εντόσθια» + -φάσα (< φαγούσα, θηλ. μτχ. αόρ. β' -φαγ-ον του τρώγω), τ. που απαντά μόνο στο παρόν σύνθ. επίθ.].