δάκος

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], εος, τό, (δάκνω)

   A animal of which the bite is dangerous, noxious beast, A.Pr.583 (lyr.), Th.558; Ἀργεῖον δ., of the Trojan horse, Id.Ag.824; δάκη θηρῶν rauenous beasts, E.Hipp.646; θήρειον δ. Id.Cyc.325; generally, β. δάκος, of a whale, Opp.H.5.333.    II bite, sting, δ. κακαγοριᾶν Pi.P.2.53, cf. Opp.H.2.454, 5.30.