# Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος 3.36

Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, Book 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aelian/text/3.36

γένος φαλαγγίου φασὶν εἶναι, καλοῦσι δὲ ῥᾶγα τὸ φαλάγγιον, εἴτε ὅτι μέλαν ἐστὶ καὶ τῷ ὄντι προσέοικε σταφυλῆς ῥαγὶ καί πως ὁρᾶται καὶ περιφερές, εἴτε διʼ αἰτίαν ἑτέραν. γίνεται δὲ ἐν τῇ Λιβύῃ, καὶ ἔχει πόδας μικρούς· στόμα δὲ εἴληχεν ἐν μέσῃ τῇ γαστρί, καὶ ἔστιν ἀποκτεῖναι τάχιστον.

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Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, ed. Rudolf Hercher, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0545.tlg001.local001/.