κνώδαλον

English (LSJ)

τό, any

   A wild creature, Od.17.317; κνώδαλ' ὅσ' ἤπειρος πολλὰ τρέφει ἠδὲ θάλασσα Hes.Th.582; but also, of an ox or ass, h.Merc.188; of beasts generally, κνωδάλων τε καὶ βροτῶν A.Ch.601 (lyr.); κ. πτεροῦντα καὶ πεδοστιβῆ, of birds and beasts, Id.Supp.1000; κ. βροτοφθόρων ib.264; of sea-monsters, κνώδαλ' ἐν βένθεσι πορφυρέας ἁλός Alcm.60.5, cf. A. Ch.587 (lyr.); ἔζευξα πρῶτος ἐν ζυγοῖσι κνώδαλα Id.Pr.462; ἀνημέρωσα κνωδάλων ὁδόν (sc. Theseus) S.Fr.905, cf. Tr.716; of boars, lions, E. Supp.146; asses, Pi.P.10.36; serpents, Id.N.1.50, Nic.Th.98, Pl. Ax.365c; κώνωπες νυκτὸς κ. διπτέρυγα AP5.150 (Mel.); of persons, as a term of reproach, ὦ παντομισῆ κ. A.Eu.644: Com., brutes, beasts, τρία κ. ἀναιδῆ Cratin.233, cf. Ar.Lys.477; also ἁβρὰ Μουσᾶν κ. dainty prey of the Muses, Cerc.7.9.