ὀσμύλη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ὀσμή (osmḗ, smell, odour), with a suffix found also in κοτύλη (kotúlē, cup).

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Noun

ὀσμῠ́λη (osmúlēf (genitive ὀσμῠ́λης); first declension

  1. curled octopus, a kind of octopus of the species Eledone cirrhosa

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