ēlix, ĭcis, m. [elicio],
a channel for diverting a stream : elix, ἀναπνοὴ ὀχετοῦ, Gloss.; usually in plur., v. elices.
ēlix icis, f ex + 1 LAC-, an artificial watercourse, ditch : prospexit ab elice perdix, O. ...
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