I.a sea-fish; acc. to some, the mullet: “mugilum natura ridetur, in metu capite abscondito, totos se occultari credentium,” Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59; 9, 42, 67, § 144; 9, 62, 88, § 185; 10, 70, 89, § 193; “32, 11, 53, § 149.—This fish was made use of in punishing adulterers: quosdam moechos et mugilis intrat,” Juv. 10, 317; cf. Cat. 15, 19.
mūgil and mūgĭlis , is, m.,
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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