columbinus

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

cŏlumbīnus, a, um [columba],

I pertaining to a dove or pigeon , dove- : pulli, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 9; * Cic. Fam. 9, 18, 3; so also absol. : cŏlumbīni , ōrum, m., little doves , Mart. 13, 66: ovum, * Hor. S. 2, 4, 56: fimus, Plin. 17, 27, 47, § 259: stercora, id. 35, 6, 27, § 46. —

2 Dove-colored : terra, Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 43: cicer, id. 18, 12, 32, § 124: vitis, id. 14, 3, 4, § 40: saxum, Pall. 1, 10, 3.

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