- melanaëtos
melanaëtos, ī, m. (μελαναετός), der Schwarzadler, eine Art kleine Adler (Falco Aquila, L.). Plin. 10, 6.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
melanaëtos
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