mitulus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →mitulus, mituli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
edible mussel; shellfish mold (Cal);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Ostrea tu sumis stagno saturata Lucrino, sugitur inciso mitulus ore mihi; sunt tibi boleti, fungos ego sumo suillos..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...praecordia mulso prolueris melius. si dura morabitur alvus, mitulus et viles pellent obstantia conchae et lapathi brevis herba..."
