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vīrus , i, n. Sanscr. visham; Gr. ἰός, poison,
I.a slimy liquid, slime.
I. In gen., of animals and plants, Verg. G. 3, 281; Col. 2, 14, 3; Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89; 30, 6, 15, § 45; Stat. S. 1, 4, 104.—Of animal sperm or semen, Plin. 9, 50, 74, § 157.—
II. In partic., in a bad sense.
A. A poisonous liquid, poison, venom, virus (syn. venenum).
1. Lit., Cic. Arat. 432; Verg. G. 1, 129; 3, 419; Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 64; Plin. 34, 17, 48, § 160: “amatorium,” id. 8, 22, 34, § 83.—
2. Trop.: “evomere virus acerbitatis suae,” Cic. Lael. 23, 87: “futile virus linguae,” Sil. 11, 560: “mentis,” id. 9, 476; Mart. 13, 2, 8.—
B. An offensive odor, stench, Lucr. 2, 853; Col. 1, 5, 6; Plin. 11, 53, 115, § 277; 27, 12, 83, § 107; 35, 15, 52, § 185: “odoris,” an offensive pungency, id. 28, 3, 6, § 31; 28, 7, 23, § 79.—
C. A sharp, saline taste; of sea-water, Lucr. 2, 476; 5, 269; 6, 635.—Of wine, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 124.
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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