pĕcŭārĭus, a, um, adj. [pecu],
I of or belonging to cattle : res pecuaria, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 45: pecuarii greges, herds of cattle , Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17: quaestio, id. ib. 2, 2, 1: negotiatio, Col. 8, 1, 1: canis, id. 7, 12, 8: res, a stock of cattle , live stock , Cic. Quint. 3, 12.—
II Subst.
A pĕcŭārĭus , ii, m.
1 A cattle-breeder , grazier , Varr. R. R. 2, 4: diligentissimus agricola et pecuarius, Cic. Deiot. 9, 27.—
2 A farmer of the public pastures : damnatis aliquot pecuariis, Liv. 10, 47, 4; Inscr. Don. cl. 9, n. 13.—
B pĕcŭārĭa , ae, f., a stock of cattle : omnis pecuariae pecus fundamentum, Varr. R. R. 2, 1: ipse pecuarias habui grandes, in Apuliā oviarias, in Reatino equarias, id. ib. 2, praef. § 6; 2, 1, 3.—Also, cattle-breeding : librum de pecuariā, Varr. R. R. 3, 1 fin. —
C pĕcŭārĭa , ōrum, n., herds of cattle : mitte in Venerem pecuaria primus, Verg. G. 3, 64; Pers. 3, 9; Plin. 8, 9, 9, § 27.