pistrix, īcis, f. [pistor],
a woman who pounds corn; hence, transf., a female baker , Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 138 Müll., and ap. Fest. s. v. mamphula, p. 142 Müll.
pīstrīx īcis, f , πίστριςor πρίστις, a seamonster, whale, shark, saw-fish: immani corpore, V.—The c...
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