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Ἡμίονος: mule, usually by mare and he-ass, sometimes by stallion and she-ass; in Syria, a term for the wild ass (Asinus onager Sm.) or the dschigetai (A. hemionus Sm.).
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Ἵππος: horse, Caballus caballus L.
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Ἵππος ποτάμιος: hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius L.
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Ἰχνεύμων: ichneumon, Herpestes ichneumon L.
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Κάμηλος: the Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus L., and the Arabian camel or dromedary, C. dromedarius L.
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Κάπρος: wild boar, mostly Sus scrofa ferus Rütimeyer.
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Κῆτος: in Plutarch usually whale, as in 980 F. See also Κῆτος under FISHES.
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Κριός: ram (see Ὀϊς).
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Κύων: dog, Canis familiaris L.
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Λαγωός: hare, esp. the common European hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.), to a lesser degree the variable hare (L. timidus L.).
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Λέων: lion, Felis leo L.
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Λύνξ: lynx, Lynx lynx L.; caracal, Lynx caracal Güld.
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Λύκος: wolf, Canis lupus L.
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Ὄϊς: domestic sheep, Ovis aries L.
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Ὄνος: domestic ass, Asinus domesticus Sm.
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Ὀρεύς: mule (see Ἡμίονος).
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Ὄρυξ: chiefly the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx leucoryx Pall.) and the straight-horned oryx (O. beisa Rüppel).
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Πάρδαλις: panther or leopard, Felis pardus antiquorum Smith.
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Πρόβατον: sheep (see Ὄϊς).
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Σύς: pig, Sus scrofa domesticus Rütimeyer.
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Ταῦρος: bull (see Βοῦς).
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Τίγρις: tiger, Felis tigris L.
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Φώην: seal, including the common seal (Phoca vitulina L.) and the monk seal (P. monachus Herm.).
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Ἀετός: eagle, esp. Aquila sp.
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Ἀηδών: nightingale, chiefly Luscinia megarhyncha Brehm.
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Ἀλεκτρυών: domestic cock, Gallus domesticus Briss.
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Ἀλκυών: kingfisher, Alcedo ispida L.
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Γέρανος: common crane, Grus grus L.
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Ἐρωδιός: heron, including the common heron (Ardea cinerea L.), the greater European egret (Herodias alba Gray), the lesser European egret (Garzetta garzetta L.), and the bittern (Botaurus stellaris L.).
