αγκυλόπους

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ἐν πιθήκοις ὄντα δεῖ εἶναι πίθηκον → in Rome we do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans do | when in Rome, do as the Romans | when in Rome, do like the Romans do | when in Rome | being among monkeys one has to be a monkey

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Greek Monolingual

ἀγκυλόπους, -ουν (Α)
αυτός που έχει στραβά πόδια, στραβοπόδης
αρχ.
φρ. «ἀγκυλόπους δίφρος» — ο δίφρος τών Ρωμαίων αρχόντων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀγκύλος + πούς.