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ortygŏmētra (noun F) = ὀρτυγομήτρα:
* Quail-mother, a bird that leads the quails in their migrations across the sea, the landrail: ortygometrā duce,Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 66.
* Transf., a quail, Tert. adv. Psych. 16; Vulg. Sap. 16, 2; 19, 12.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

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