typhon

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

tȳphon, ōnis, m., = τυφών.

I A violent whirlwind , a typhoon , Plin. 2, 48, 49, § 131; App de Mundo, p. 64, 5.—The same accompanied by lightning, Val. Fl. 3, 130. Hence, tȳphōnĭcus , a, um, adj.: ventus, a typhoon , Vulg. Act. 27, 14.—

II A name given by the king of Egypt to a comet or meteor , Plin. 2, 25, 24, § 91.

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