commordeo

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

com-mordĕo, ēre, v. a.,

to bite sharply or eagerly (in post-Aug. prose, and very rare): tela ipsa, Sen. Contr. 4, 29, § 2.— Trop., of abusive lang., Sen. Vit. Beat. 21, 1.