ΧΥΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ, χυρογρυλλιοι
CHYROGRYLLIOI, chyrogryllioi
Sounds Like: khoy-roh-GRY-lee-oy
Translations: rock badgers, conies, hyraxes
From the root: ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word, ΧΥΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ, appears to be a misspelling or variant of ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ (choirogryllioi), which refers to rock badgers, conies, or hyraxes. It is a compound word, likely derived from χοῖρος (choiros, meaning 'pig' or 'hog') and γρύλλος (gryllos, meaning 'grunting animal' or 'cricket'), though the 'pig' part is likely a misnomer or a reference to their appearance rather than their actual classification. The term is used to describe a small, rock-dwelling mammal.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ — conies, rock badgers, hyraxes
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