ἑλεδώνη
From LSJ
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)
English (LSJ)
ἡ, a kind of
A octopus, Arist.HA525a17, Henioch.3, Artem.2.14.
German (Pape)
[Seite 794] ἡ, eine Art kleiner Dintenfische; Arist. H. A. 4, 1; Henioch. Ath. VI, 271 a.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἑλεδώνη: ἡ, εἶδος πολύποδος, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 4. 1, 27, Ἡνίοχ. ἐν «Πολυπράγμονι» 1. 5.
Spanish (DGE)
-ης, ἡ
• Alolema(s): ἐλε- Ael.Fr.146, Hsch.
ict. eledone cefalópodo semejante al pulpo, prob. Eledone moschata o E. aldrouandi Arist.HA 525a17, cf. Fr.305, Henioch.3, Artem.2.14, Ael.l.c.
