κέρκος,ἡ,
A. tailof a beast (not a bird), e.g. swine, Ar. Ach. 785 ; dog, κέρκῳ σαίνειν
Id. Eq. 1031
;κ. λαγῶa hare'sscut, ib. 909 ; horse, Pl. Phdr. 254d , Plu. Sert. 16 ; of all sorts of beasts, Arist. PA 689b2 , al.; of fishes, Id. HA 565b29 ;ἡ κ. ποιεῖ καλῶς, of omens in sacrificing, Ar. Pax 1054 , cf. Sch. ad loc., Eub. 130 .
2. membrum virile, Ar. Th. 239 ; ἡ ἀνώνυμος κ.
Herod. 5.45
; of an animal,κ. βοός, used as a tawse, Id. 3.68 .
II. handle, Luc. Lex. 7 .
III. small animal that injures the vine, Hsch.
2.
= ἀλεκτρυών , Id.
IV. tongueof flame, Sch. E. Ph. 1257 .