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gls, glsˀ n.m. ape
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(zool.) ape
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Gr 11:25 text not cited ; JEhCh 265b:6 ܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܠܓܠܣ̈ܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ݂ ܕܠܘ ܣ݁ܓܝ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ‏ : even apes have knowledge that is not much less than rational creatures' knowledge ; KwD<sup>2</sup> 122:12 ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܓܠܣ ‍[‍ܠܐ‍]‍ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܬܒ ܘܠܡܫܬܩ‏ : just like a monkey is he unable to sit and be silent
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a type of large eel (?)
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JEhCh 194a:30 ܣܠܘܪ̈ܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܓܠܝܣ̈ܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܢܟ̈ܠܘܣ‏ : that is to say: Siluridae, ape-fish, lampreys and eels
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also ܓܘܠܘܣ܂ ܓܝܠܘܣ܂ ܓܐܠܘܣ܂ ܓܠܘܣ‏
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