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pullārĭus , a, um, adj. 1, pullus.
I. Of or belonging to young animals: “collectio,Veg. Vet. 1, 29; 2, 25, 1.—Facete: feles, a kidnapper of boys, qs. boy-mouser, catchboy, Aus. Ep. 70, 5.—
II. Subst.
A. pul-lārĭus , ĭi, m.
1. A man who fed the sacred chickens, the chicken-keeper, Cic. Div. 2, 34, 72; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 12, 3; Liv. 8, 30; 9, 14; 10, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2456; 3509. —In this signif. as adj.: DECVRIA PVLLARIA, i. e. of the pullarii, Inscr. Orell. 5010.—
2. In mal. part.: παιδεραστής, pullarius, Gloss. Philox.—
B. Pullariam Plautus dixit manum dextram, Paul. ex Fest. p. 243 Müll. —
2. An island in the Adriatic near Istria, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151.
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