mordex, ĭcis, adj. [mordeo],
biting, gnawing : asini mordices, v. l., Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 57 (better mordicus).—As subst.: Mor-dex , ĭcis, m., the biter , i. e. tooth , v. l. ap. Ap. Met. 3, 26, 6 (better mordicus, q. v.).