glanis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλάνις (glánis) [γλάνιος (glánios)], derived from Ancient Greek γλάνος (glános, “hyena”).

Noun

glanis

(Pliny the Elder) a kind of river fish, prob. catfish or shad

Synonyms

glanus

References

glanis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
glanis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
glanis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Charlton Thomas Lewis, Charles Short: A Latin Dictionary
Hjalmar Frisk: Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, 1, 310.

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