noun

cŏlŭber

gen. cŏlubri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

akin to celer

a serpent; snake poetic

a serpent, snake (poet.), Verg. G. 2, 320; 3, 418; id. A. 2, 471 (an imitation of Hom. Il. 22, 93: ὡς δὲ δράκων, κ. τ. λ.); Ov. M. 4, 620; 11, 775; Col. 10, 231.—

as an attributive of the hair of Medusa, the Furies, the Hydra, etc., Lucr. 5,… especially

Esp., as an attributive of the hair of Medusa, the Furies, the Hydra, etc., Lucr. 5, 27; Ov. M. 9, 73; 10, 21; Luc. 6, 664; Val. Fl. 6, 175.

Perseus ID: n9175 Key: coluber