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peloris1

peloris1 · f

a large shell-fish

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What it meant

1. pĕlōris — Lewis & Short

pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = pelwri/s,

I a large shell-fish, the giant mussel, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; Hor. S. 2, 4, 32; Cels. 2, 29; Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 99; Mart. 6, 11, 5; 10, 37, 9.

2. Pĕlōris — Lewis & Short

Pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = *pelwri/s,

I a promontory on the north-eastern extremity of Sicily, the modern Capo di Faro, Mel. 2, 7, 15; 16: ad Peloridem accedere, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 3, § 6.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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