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[381] ὀδάξ, from root “δακ”, ‘bite,’ with prefixed “”, compare “ὀδάζειν, ἀδαγμός”, ‘with teeth set.’ With φύντες ἐν χείλεσι, lit. ‘fastening on their lips,’ compare “χεῖρες ἐμπεφυκυῖαιHdt.6. 91.ὀδάξ” is not to be connected with “ὀδούς”, which is from a different root.

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