cordylae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cordyla, cordylae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
young tunny; fry of the tunny (L+S);
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fila resecta suis, mox vetus et tenui major cordyla lacerto, sed quam cum rutae frondibus ova tegant; altera..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...uindicem parare, ne nigram cito raptus in culinam cordylas madida tegas papyro uel turis piperisue sis cucullus. Faustini..."
