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[335] ἐπὶ κτιδέην: many divided “ἐπ᾽ ἰκτιδέην”, but, as Ar. remarks, the question is settled by 458. The only form of the subst., however, is “ἰκτίς”: “κτίς” seems never to occur. The animal meant is one of the weasel tribe, a polecat or marten. Cf. note on 258.

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