(adjective) : Mŏlossus, a, um, , = Μολοσσός
* Of or belonging to the Molossi, Molossian: missi de gente Molossā,Ov. M. 1, 226: canes, famed for their strength,Hor. S. 2, 6, 114: rex,Juv. 12, 108: gladii,id. 14, 162.—Also, subst.: Mŏlossus, i, m.
* A Molossian (hound): Molossus acer,Verg. G. 3, 405: Molossūm for Molossorum,Lucr. 5, 1063.
* In prosody: pes, a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables (e. g. Arpinas, evertunt), Quint. 9, 4, 82; Diom. p. 475 P.

Mŏlossus (noun M) :
* Son of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and Andromache, the progenitor of the Molossi, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297.