alopecia

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Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ălōpĕcĭa: ae, f., = ἀλωπεκία>,
I the foxsickness, in which the hair falls off, the foxmange, a disease common among foxes (usu. in <number opt="n">plur.</number>), Plin. 20, 22, 87, § 239; 20, 5, 20, § 41.