κολοιός
Κακὸν φυτὸν πέφυκεν ἐν βίῳ γυνή, καὶ κτώμεθ' αὐτὰς ὡς ἀναγκαῖον κακόν → In vita occrevit nobis ut gramen mulier, malumque hoc opus est servemus domi → Ein schlimm Gewächs erwuchs im Leben uns die Frau, und wir besitzen sie als unumgänglich Leid
English (LSJ)
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A jackdaw, Corvus monedula, Il.16.583, 17.755, Ar.V. 129, Av.50, al., Thphr.Char.21.6, Sign.39, Arat.963, al., Ael.NA4.30, Dionys.Av.3.18; κραγέται κολοιοί Pi.N.3.82:—Arist.HA617b16 distinguishes three species, κορακίας, λύκος, βωμολόχος (qq.v.): he also mentions a web-footed κολοιός, found in Lydia and Phrygia, which is prob. the little cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus; cf. Ath.9.395e (citing Ar.Ach.875):—Proverbs: κολοιὸς ποτὶ κολοιόν 'birds of a feather flock together', Arist.EN1155a34, etc.; κολοιὸς ἀλλοτρίοις πτεροῖς ἀγάλλεται 'borrowed plumes', Luc.Apol.4; κύκνον ἡγοῦ τὸν κ. 'your geese are swans', Lib.Ep.42.3; of impudent noisy talkers, πολλοὶ . . σφε κατακρώζουσι κολοιοί Ar.Eq.1020; of Agathocles, Timae.145. (Cf.κολῳός, κολῳάω.)
