cŏlŭber
cŏlŭber, bri, m. akin to celer, a serpent, snake (poet.), Verg. G. 2, 320; 3, 418; id. A. 2, 471 (an imitation of Hom. Il. 22, 93: ὡς δὲ δράκων, κ. τ. λ.); Ov. M. 4, 620; 11, 775; Col. 10, 231.— Esp., as an attributive of the hair of Medusa, the Furies, the Hydra, etc., Lucr. 5, 27; Ov. M. 9, 73; 10, 21; Luc. 6, 664; Val. Fl. 6, 175.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
cŏlŭber
Headword (normalized/stripped):
coluber
Intro Text:
cŏlŭber, bri, m. akin to celer, a serpent, snake (poet.), Verg. G. 2, 320; 3, 418; id. A. 2, 471 (an imitation of Hom. Il. 22, 93: ὡς δὲ δράκων, κ. τ. λ.); Ov. M. 4, 620; 11, 775; Col. 10, 231.— Esp., as an attributive of the hair of Medusa, the Furies, the Hydra, etc., Lucr. 5, 27; Ov. M. 9, 73; 10, 21; Luc. 6, 664; Val. Fl. 6, 175.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n9175
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