αὐλωπίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from αὐλός (aulós, tube, pipe) + ὤψ (ṓps, face) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-íās), but compare also ἀλλοπίας (allopías, kind of tuna).

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Noun

αὐλωπῐ́ᾱς • (aulōpíās) m (genitive αὐλωπῐ́ου); first declension

  1. unknown kind of fish, perhaps:
    1. dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), or
    2. albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

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