λᾰγᾰρός,ά,όν,
A. hollow, sunken, of an animal's flanks, X. Cyn. 4.1 ; of the right ventricle, -ωτέρη
Hp. Cord. 4 ; λαγαρᾷ . . τῇ γαστρί
Philostr. Im. 2.21
;τὰς λ.(sc.γαστέρας) Ar. Ec. 1167 ;λ. κύκλοι sunken, flattish, of the tortoise, Philostr. Im. 1.10 ;λ. ποπάνευμα(cf. λαγαρίζομαι
1
) AP 6.231 ( Phil. ): Comp. , Hp. l.c.: Sup. ,κατὰ τὸ -ώτατονin theleast defensiblepart, Plu. Cam. 25 .
2. slack, loose, αὐχὴν λ. τὰ κατὰ τὴν συγκαμπήν
X. Eq. 1.8
; of camels, D.S. 2.54 .Adv.- ρῶς, ἱππασθείς
Philostr. Im. 2.2
.
b. metaph., τὴν πόλιν ἀντὶ λαγαρᾶς καὶ ὑποσόμφου μεστὴν ἐποίησεν ἀγλαί̈ας
Them. Or. 18.222d
.Adv.