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