νεοσσίς
From LSJ
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
English (LSJ)
Att. νεοττ-, later νοσσίς, ίδος, ἡ, = foreg.1, Arist.HA559b23; Παφίης νοσσίς, of a
A girl, AP9.567 (Antip.): freq. as pr. n. in Com. 2 νοσσίδες, αἱ, name of a kind of shoe, Herod.7.57.