The corpus record

κᾱρίς

karis

ἰδος : Anan

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What it meant

1. καρίς · karis — Chantraine

καρίς, -ἰδος : Anan., com. ane., -ἶδος com. moyenne, ete., dor. κωρίς ou κουρίς (Épich., Sophr.), nom de la crevette ordinaire et du bouquet {avec l'adj. κυφός, etc.), cf. Thompson, Fishes s.u. et la citation d’Aristote. D'où χαρίδιον (Arist.), καριδάριον (Anaxandr.), le v. dénom. καριδόω [τὸ σῶμα] «se tordre comme une crevette » (Anaxandr.). Le mot subsiste en grec moderne sous la forme γαρίδα. Et.: Ath. 106 b tire … — [Chantraine, s.v. καρίς, p. 512]

2. κᾱρίς · karis — LSJ

shrimp (Crangon, prawn (Palaemon

shrimp (Crangon) and prawn (Palaemon), Anan. 5, Arist. HA 525a33, Luc. Merc.Cond. 3; Dor. κουρίς Epich. 31, Sophr. 26, cf. Hsch., or κωρίς Epich. 89. [ῐ in Anan. l.c., Ar. V. 1522 (lyr.), Cratin. 283, Eup. 7, 107: later ῑ, gen. ῖδος, Arar. 8, Anaxandr. 22, Eub. 78, Archestr. Fr. 25, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.287c.]

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