Note 372 — IV On the Virtues of Fabulous Stones, Concretions and Fossils
Reading edition
The writer erroneously derives the name from the Latin verb allectare, the true derivation being from the Greek ἀλέκτωρ, a cock.
Reading edition
The writer erroneously derives the name from the Latin verb allectare, the true derivation being from the Greek ἀλέκτωρ, a cock.