ὑστέρα, Ion.
ὑστέρη,ἡ,
A. womb,
Hp. VM 22 , Aph. 5.22 , Arist. HA 493a25 , Thphr. HP 9.13.3 , Sor. 1.2 , etc.; freq. in pl.ὑστέραι,
Ion. gen.-έων,
Hdt. 4.109 , Hp. Coac. 515 , Pl. Ti. 91c :—with a play on theAdj. ὑστέρα(the second woman), Ath. 13.585d .
2. ovaryof animals, Arist. GA 720a26 , HA 511a22 ; of birds, ib. 564b21 ; reptiles, ib. 508a13 ; fishes, ib. 566a7 . (Lit.the upperorprotrudingpart, Skt.úttaras'upper', Comp. of
úd'upwards'; so also Skt.udáram'belly'; cf.ὕστρος: γαστήρ,
Hsch. ; or perh.ἡ ὑ.(sc.μήτραorδελφύς)the back part.)