ξενόπτερος

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τῶν γὰρ μετρίων πρῶτα μὲν εἰπεῖν τοὔνομα νικᾷ → the first mention of the word moderation wins the game (Euripides, Medea 125f.)

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ξενόπτερος: -ον, ὁ ξένα ἔχων πτερά, κολοιὸς ξενόπτερος Κ. Μανασσ. Χρον. 5550.

Greek Monolingual

ξενόπτερος, -ον (Μ)
αυτός που έχει παράξενα φτερά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξένος + -πτερος (< πτερόν), πρβλ. λευκό-πτερος].