- mordico
- mordĭco, āre, v. a. [mordax], to bite, sting:
est acerrimae atque mordicantis qualitatis,
biting, sharp, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 8, 34.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.