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ψιττᾰκός

psittakos · ὁ

parrot

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What it meant — LSJ

parrot

parrot, Call. Iamb. 1.167, PMag.Par. 2.508 (202) Preisendanz, Plu. Sollert. 2.972f, Callix. 3, D.S. 2.53, etc.; also ψιττάκη, ἡ, Arist. HA 597b27:—also βίττακος, σιττακός, qq. v.

II

an eye-salve, Gal. 12.745.—On the accent, v. Hdn.Gr. 1.150. (Loanword.)

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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