cenchris — Lewis & Short
cenchris, ĭdis, = kegxri/s.
I Fem., a kind of hawk, Plin. 10, 52, 73, § 143 sq.; 29, 6, 38, § 127.—
II Masc. (cf. Passow under kegxri/as), a kind of spotted serpent, Plin. 20, 22, 90, § 245 (acc. cenchrim); Luc. 9, 712.
The corpus record — Latin
Cenchris
Cenchris
a kind of hawk
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- Pharsalia 1 · 0.2/10k
- Naturalis Historia 4 · 0.1/10k
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