Hermann would read stomôton ekphusin, which is supposed to mean “hard outgrowth,” “outgrowth with a mouth-shaped cavity,” “sharp projection,” But we expect something like odontôn (Nauck) ekptusin (Herwerden), “venom spat from its teeth.”

any small flat degenerate wingless neuropterous insect of the group Mallophaga, parasitic upon birds and mammals and feeding upon dermal excretions or upon the softer parts of hair and feathers

“Pray for the plants, the herbs, and vegetables of the
fields this year that Christ, our Lord, may grant them His blessings,
that they may grow and bring forth plentiful fruit; that He may have
compassion for the creatures of His hands, and forgive us our sins.”

As the force of love prevails, sighs grow deeper; a tremor affects the heart and pulse; the countenance is alternately pale and red; the voice is suppressed in the sauces; the eyes grow dim; cold sweats break out; sleep absents itself, at least until the morning; the secretions become disturbed; and a loss of appetite, a hectic fever, melancholy, or perhaps madness, if not death, constitutes the sad catastrophe.