ūraeus, a, um, adj., = οὐραῖος,
of or belonging to the tail : cybia, tail-pieces of tunny-fish , Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151 (dub.; Jahn, terna cybia); cf. uraeon = οὐραῖον, fishtail , Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.
·add. ·noun A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of di...
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