vēnātĭcus, a, um, adj. [venatus], of or belonging to hunting, hunting-.
I Lit.: canis, a hunting-dog , hound , Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 113; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; cf.: genus canum, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 2: catulus, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 65.—*
II Transf.: prolatis rebus parasiti venatici sumus, i. e. lean or gaunt like hounds , Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 17.