catalecticus

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

cătălēctĭcus, a, um, adj., = καταληκτικός:

versus, a verse in which a syllable is wanting at the end , Prisc. p. 1216 P.— Also called cătălēctus , a, um, = κατάληκτος, Diom. p. 501 P.