νεοσσός, Att.
νεοττ-,ὁ, (νέος)
A. young bird, nestling, chick,
Il. 2.311 , 9.323 , S. Ant. 425 , Ar. Av. 835 , Ev.Luc. 2.24 , etc.; ἀπτῆνες ν.
Plu. 2.48a
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2. any young animal,as a young crocodile, Hdt. 2.68 ; of young children, A. Ch. 256 , 501 , E. Alc. 403 (lyr.), al., Pl. Lg. 776a : fem.,ἦν νεοττὸς καὶ νέα(sc. Lais) Epicr. 3.15 : in pl.,young bees,
X. Oec. 7.34 , Arist. HA 624a22 ;Ἄρεως ν.,of the cock, Ar. Av. 835 (also ironically, of a person, Pl.Com. 104 ): collective,ἵππου ν.the horse'sbrood,
A. Ag. 825 .
3. yolkof an egg, Arist. HA 565a3 , Orac. ap. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.344 ; cf.νεοττίον.—The disyll. formνοσσόςis cited in AB 109 from A. Fr. 113 and occurs in S. Oxy. 2081 (b) Fr.
3 : this and cogn. forms (commonly found in later Gr.) are condemned asἀδόκιμαby Phryn. 182 .