ἀκανθοφάγος
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
[ᾰ], ον, A feeding on thistles, Arist.HA592b30.
German (Pape)
[Seite 68] Dornen fressend, Arist. H. A. 8, 5.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκανθοφάγος: [ᾰ], -ον, ὁ ἐσθίων ἀκάνθας, Ἀριστ. Ἱ. Ζ. 8. 3, 6.
Spanish (DGE)
-ον
que se alimenta de cardosde pájaros, Arist.HA 592b30.
Greek Monolingual
ἀκανθοφάγος, -ον (Α)
(ζώο) που τρώει αγκάθια.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἄκανθα + -φάγος < ἔφαγον, ἐσθίω.
ΠΑΡ. μσν. ἀκανθοφαγῶ].
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀκανθοφάγος: поедающий колючки (ἀκανθίς Arst.).