πελεκάν

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Εὐφήμει, ὦ ἄνθρωπε· ἁσμενέστατα μέντοι αὐτὸ ἀπέφυγον, ὥσπερ λυττῶντά τινα καὶ ἄγριον δεσπότην ἀποδράς → Hush, man, most gladly have I escaped this thing you talk of, as if I had run away from a raging and savage beast of a master

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Full diacritics: πελεκάν Medium diacritics: πελεκάν Low diacritics: πελεκάν Capitals: ΠΕΛΕΚΑΝ
Transliteration A: pelekán Transliteration B: pelekan Transliteration C: pelekan Beta Code: peleka/n

English (LSJ)

ᾶνος, ὁ,

   A pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Anaxandr.41.66 (anap.), Arist. HA597b29, 614b27, Ant.Lib.11.10, Ael. NA3.20 ; cf. πελεκῖνος.