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excetra, excetra
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LNS
excētra, excētrae
(excetra, excetrae)
ἔχιδνα, perh. corrupted from ἔχιδνα
noun (f., 1
st
declension)
a snake, serpent
Abbreviations
excē^tra, ae, f.
perh. corrupted from ἔχιδνα, a snake, serpent (very rare). Prop., Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 3 sq.; * Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22.
— Transf., a reproachful epithet for a bad, intriguing woman, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 2, 82; Liv. 39, 11.
