εχιδνοφαγία

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ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop

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Greek Monolingual

ἐχιδνοφαγία, ἡ (Α)
το να τρώει κάποιος έχιδνες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < έχιδνα + -φαγία (< -φαγος < θ. φαγ- του αορ. β' έ-φαγ-ον του ρ. εσθίω), πρβλ. αερο-φαγία, πολυ-φαγία].