chalcis

chalcis, ĭdis, f., = χαλκίς.

I A fish of the herring kind , Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154; 9, 51, 74, § 162.—

II A lizard with copper-colored spots on its back , Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 30; 32, 5, 17, § 46.

Chalcis
CHALCIS in Syria. 1. The chief city of Chalcidice, one of the ten political div...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Chalcis
Chalcis, ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Χαλκίς. I Chief town of the island Euboea , opposite to Aulis , conne...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.