cantrix

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

cantrix, īcis, f. [cantor],

a female singer , a songstress , Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 23; Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 5.— Adj. : aves cantrices, singing , Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 14.