φάλλαινα,ἡ,
A. whale,
A. Dict. in PSI 11.1209.9 , Arist. HA 489b4 , 521b24 , 537a31 , al., Str. 3.2.7 , Ael. NA 9.50 , 16.18 , Philostr. VA 2.14 , Nonn. D. 6.298 , Babr. 39.1 , Gal. 6.728 , 737 , UP 3.12 , al., Porph. Abst. 3.20 .
2. ofany devouring monster,
Ar. V. 35 , 39 , Lyc. 841 .
II. moth,
Nic. Th. 760 (Rhodian in this sense acc. to Sch.).—In late codd. (as those of Gal. ) freq. writtenφάλαινα;but cod.Rav. of Ar. , and the best codd. of Arist. , Str. , Babr. , Lyc. , Nic. , Philostr. , and Nonn. (the Pap. of A. Dict. is indistinct) haveφάλλ-;cf. sq.; the metre requires a long first syll. in Babr. , Nic. , Nonn. , and admits it elsewhere; in Lat. the best spelling isballaena.