σφονδύλ-η[ῡ],ἡ ,
A. an insect which lives on the roots of plants, prob. a kind ofbeetle, which has a strong smell when attacked, Ar. Pax 1078 (hex.), cf. Arist. HA 542a10 ( v.l. σπονδύλη ), 604b19 , Thphr. HP 9.14.3 .
II. σπονδύλη: ἡ γαλῆ παρ' Ἀττικοῖς, Hsch.