Psylli

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Psylli, ōrum, m., = Ψύλλοι,

an African people south-west of the Syrtis Major , celebrated as serpent-charmers : qui Psylli nominantur, Cels. 5, 27, 3; Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 14; 8, 25, 38, § 93; Suet. Aug. 17; Luc. 9, 893.— Sing. : exemplum Psylli secutus, Cels. 5, 27, 3.

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