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ὠία or ὤια , ἡ , v. ᾤα. ὠίαorὤια,ἡ, A. v. ᾤα.

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egg, ᾠόν,τό, old poet. formsὤεον,ὤιον,v.sub fin.:— A. egg, τίκτει ᾠὰ ἐν γῇ καὶ ἐκλέπει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] Hdt. 2.68 ; ᾠὰ χήνεια Eriph. 7 ; of all birds, Arist. HA 559a15 ; but mostly ofhens' eggs,

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an egg ᾠόν, τό, old poetry forms ὤεον, ὤιον, see entry near the end:— egg, τίκτει ᾠὰ ἐν γῇ καὶ ἐκλέπει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] [[5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68; ᾠὰ χήνεια 4th c.BC: Eriphus Comicus 7 ] R

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greek