Note 1338 — LETTER XLVIII.
Reading edition
Gr. Ον τροφης χαριν εχει οδοντας αλλ' αλκης. Αλκη means Strength of mind, Fortitude, Strenuousness, also Help:—it here probably signifies their strenuous use of their oral organs in fulfilling their instincts. De Partib. Anim. l. iv. c. 5.