juvencus, a, um (gen. plur. juvencūm, Verg. A. 9, 609), adj. contr. from juvenicus, from juvenis, young (mostly poet.): ecus, Lucr. 5, 1074: gallinae, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146.

—More freq., Subst. juvencus, i, m. Sc. bos, a young bullock: aspice, aratra jugo referunt suspensa juvenci, Verg. E. 2, 66; 7, 11; id. A. 6, 38: est in juvencis, est in Equis patrum virtus, Hor. C. 4, 4, 30: fessi juvenci, Ov. M. 14, 648; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 6.

— Poet. transf., neat's leather: clipeum vestisse juvenco, Stat. Th. 3, 591.

— Sc. homo, a young man: te suis matres metuunt juvencis, Hor. C. 2, 8, 21.

— juvenca, ae, f. (Sc. bos.) A young cow, heifer: pascitur in magna Sila formosa juvenca, Verg. G. 3, 219; Hor. C. 2, 5, 6; id. Ep. 1, 3, 36; Juv. 6, 49.

— Sc. femina, a girl: Graia, i. e. Helen, Ov. H. 5, 117; Val. Fl. 4, 350.