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κέρκιον

kerkion

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What it meant

1. κερκίων · kerkiōn — Beekes

κερκίων [m.] name of an Indian speaking bird, kind of mynah (perhaps Acridotheres tristis or Gracula religiosa; Ael. NA 16, 3; see Thompson 1895 s.v.). eETYM The suffix of kepxiwv is found in noppupiwv, ἀκανθίων, and other bird and animal names. Frisk derives it from κέρκος, following Ael., who argues ἐπειδὴ καὶ αὐτὸς διασείεται τὸν Sppov, ὡς ποιοῦνται oi κίγκλοι ‘because it wags its tail itself too, like the «. do’. — [Beekes, s.v. κερκίων, p. 726]

2. κερκίων · kerkiōn — Chantraine

κερκίων : m., nom d'un oiseau indien qui parle, espèce de myna, Acridotheres tristis ou Gracula religiosa (Æl., NA. 16,3), cf. Thompson, Birds s.u. Pour la suffixation en -lov, cf. πορφυρίων, ete. Selon Élien, le nom aurait été donné à l'oiseau par les Macédoniens de l'expédition d'Alexandre en le tirant de κέρκος : ἐπειδὴ καὶ αὐτὸς διασείεται τὸν ὄρρον ὡς ποιοῦνται οἱ κίγκλοι. Cf. xepxop- &vous. — [Chantraine, s.v. κερκίων, p. 533]

3. κέρκιον · kerkion — LSJ

4. κερκίων · kerkiōn — LSJ

an Indian talking bird, talking myna, Gracula religiosa

an Indian talking bird, perh. talking myna, Gracula religiosa, Ael. NA 16.3.

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