χαμαιτύπος

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κορυδός ἐν ἀμούσοις φθέγγεται → a lark sings amid the songless | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

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Full diacritics: χᾰμαιτύπος Medium diacritics: χαμαιτύπος Low diacritics: χαμαιτύπος Capitals: ΧΑΜΑΙΤΥΠΟΣ
Transliteration A: chamaitýpos Transliteration B: chamaitypos Transliteration C: chamaitypos Beta Code: xamai/tupos

English (LSJ)

(parox.), ον,

   A striking its prey near or on the ground, name of a certain hawk, opp. μετεωροθήρας, Arist.HA620a31.    II χαμαιτύπος πόρνη, = Lat. scortum, Gloss.; but αἱ χαμαιτύποι is prob. f. l. for αἱ χαμαιτύπαι (corr. Wendland) in Ph.1.345, cf. χαμαιτύπη.