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O / ortўgŏmētra
noun greek

ortўgŏmētra

gen. ortўgŏmētrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= ὀρτυγομήτρα
quail-mother; the landrail •
quail-mother, a bird that leads the quails in their migrations across the sea, the landrail: ortygometrā duce, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 66.—
a quail by extension
Transf., a quail, Tert. adv. Psych. 16; Vulg. Sap. 16, 2; 19, 12.
Perseus ID: n33088 Key: ortygometra