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γερρο-χελώνη

gerrochelone · ἡ

penthouse, mantlet

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What it meant

γερρο-χελώνη · gerro-chelōnē — LSJ

penthouse, mantlet

penthouse, mantlet, used in siege-works, Ph. Bel. 98.19.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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