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αἰσάλων

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Furnée suggests a Pre-Greek origin in view of the variation λ/ρ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αἰσᾰ́λων (aisálōnm (genitive αἰσᾰ́λωνος); third declension

  1. kind of hawk mentioned by Aristotle, perhaps the Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) or the merlin (Falco columbarius)

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