Phthīrŏphăgi, ōrum, m., = Φθειροφάγοι (lice-eaters),
a people of Sarmatia , Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 14.
PHTHIRO´PHAGI(Φθειροφάγοι), i. e. liceeaters,a Scythian people, so called from their filth and dirt ...
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