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venaticus

venaticus · adj

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What it meant

vēnātĭcus — Lewis & Short

vēnātĭcus, a, um, adj.venatus,

I of or belonging to hunting, hunting-.
I Lit.: canis, a hunting-dog, hound, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 113; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; cf.: genus canum, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 2: catulus, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 65.—*
II Transf.: prolatis rebus parasiti venatici sumus, i. e. lean or gaunt like hounds, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 17.

In the wild

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Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. uénaticus (scan p. 745; entry #12439).

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