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fieriz
قنخريس qinḫirīs
n. (vocalization uncertain) qnḫrys – species of hawk (kestrel?) (zool.) show/hide quotes-
Aris. Anim. III 750a7: praeter aves quae dicuntur fieriz, quoniam ipsae solae sunt multorum ovorum
Brug.: ما خلا الطير الذى يسمّى قنخريس فانه كثير البيض وحده فقط
- 1 Aris. Anim. III
This Arabic term is not documented in Lisān, Freytag, Lane, Dozy and Wehr.
< Arabic < Greek κεγχρηίς. The Latin term does not appear in MLW, DMLBS and LLNMA.