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vulturius
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Lewis Short
vultŭrĭus | volt- (noun M) : (), , id.
* A vulture, bird of prey.
* Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.
* Transf.
* A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like: sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64: vulturius illius provinciae imperator,Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.
* An unlucky throw at dice: jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum,Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.
* A vulture, bird of prey.
* Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.
* Transf.
* A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like: sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64: vulturius illius provinciae imperator,Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.
* An unlucky throw at dice: jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum,Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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