κέρκος

A. tail of a beast (not a bird), e.g. swine, Ar. Ach. 785; dog, κέρκῳ σαίνειν Id. Eq. 1031; κ. λαγῶ a hare's scut, ib.909; horse, Pl. Phdr. 254d, Plu. Sert. 16; of all sorts of beasts, Arist. PA 689b2, al.; of fishes, Id. HA 565b29; ἡ κ. ποιεῖ καλῶς, of omens in sacrificing, Ar. Pax 1054, cf. Sch. ad loc., Eub. 130.

2. membrum virile, Ar. Th. 239; ἡ ἀνώνυμος κ. Herod. 5.45; of an animal, κ. βοός, used as a tawse, Id. 3.68.

II. handle, Luc. Lex. 7.

III. small animal that injures the vine, Hsch.

2. = ἀλεκτρυών, Id.

IV. tongue of flame, Sch.E. Ph. 1257.