pullārĭus, a, um, adj. [1. pullus].
I Of or belonging to young animals : collectio, Veg. Vet. 1, 29; 2, 25, 1.— Facete : feles, a kidnapper of boys , qs. boy-mouser , catchboy , Aus. Ep. 70, 5.—
II Subst.
A pul-lārĭus , ĭi, m.
1 A man who fed the sacred chickens , the chicken-keeper , Cic. Div. 2, 34, 72; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 12, 3; Liv. 8, 30; 9, 14; 10, 40; Inscr. Orell. 2456; 3509. —In this signif. as adj.: DECVRIA PVLLARIA, i. e. of the pullarii, Inscr. Orell. 5010.—
2 In mal. part.: παιδεραστής, pullarius, Gloss. Philox.—
B Pullariam Plautus dixit manum dextram, Paul. ex Fest. p. 243 Müll. —
2 An island in the Adriatic near Istria, Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151.