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I. Lit.: “validus,” Lucr. 5, 985: “fulvus,” Ov. H. 10, 85: “ferus,” id. M. 7, 373: “magnanimus,” id. Tr. 3, 5, 33: “leoni praecipua generositas,” Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: “Gaetulus,” Verg. A. 5, 351: “Poenus,” id. E. 5, 27: “Phrygius,” id. A. 10, 157: “fulvus,” id. ib. 4, 159: “leonum animi index cauda,” Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: “leo alumnus,” Juv. 14, 247: “pardus, tigris, leo— si quid adhuc est quod fremat in terris violentius,” id. 8, 36: leo femina, a she-lion, lioness (for leaena), Plaut. Fragm. ap. Philarg. Verg. E. 2, 63.—Without femina: “orbati leones,” Stat. S. 2, 1, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 317.—

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A. A lion's skin, Val. Fl. 8, 126.—

B. The constellation Leo: “momenta Leonis,” Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16: “cum sol in Leone est,” Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 162: “in pectore Leonis,” id. 18, 26, 64, § 235.—

C. A kind of crab, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97.—

D. A plant, perhaps lion's-foot, Col. 10, 260; 98.—

E. To denote a courageous person: “in pace leones, in proelio cervi,” Tert. Coron. Mil. 1 med.; cf.: “in praetoriis leones, in castris lepores,” Sid. Ep. 5, 7 med.: “domi leones, foris vulpes,” Petr. 44, 4.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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