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sătĭrĭcus (on account of the confusion of the Roman Satira with the Greek Satyros, often erroneously written Sătyrĭcus ; hence in the
I.neutr. even with a Greek ending, Sătyrĭcon ; cf. satirographus), a, um, adj. satira, of or belonging to (Roman) satire, satiric, satirical: “satirici carminis scriptor,” Lact. 2, 4, 3; so, “materia,” Sid. Ep. 8, 11; Schol. Juv. 1, 168.—Substt.
1. să-tĭrĭcus , i, m., a writer of satires, a satirist, Sid. Ep. 1, 11; 4, 1.—
2. Sătĭrĭcon , i, n., the title of a work of Petronius.
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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