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ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater

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Greek Monolingual

η / τρωξαλλίς, -ίδος, ΝΑ
είδος ακρίδας που, κατά την αρχαία παράδοση, έτρωγε τα λάχανα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < θ. τρωξ- του ρ. τρώγω (πρβλ. μέλλ. τρώξ-ομαι) + υποκορ. κατάλ. -αλλίς (πρβλ. πυρ-αλλίς)].