ὀρεύς, Ion.
οὐρεύς,έως , ὁ(even
A.
ὁ θῆλυς ὀ.
Arist. HA 577b22
, thoughτῆς θηλείαςfollowsτοῖς θήλεσινib. 573a16 ),mule,in Il. , as a beast of draught and burden, always in Ion. form, synon. withἡμίονος,cf. 23.115 with 121 , and 24.702 with 716 ; also in Ar. Ra. 290 , etc. ;νικᾶν τοῖς ὀρεῦσιwin themule-race, Arist. Rh. 1405b25 .—In Att.
ἡμίονοςis the usual word, though theAdj. ὀρικόςis preferred toἡμιονικόςby Moer. p.273 P.
II. poet.Adj.forὀρεινός,
Lyc. 1111 .