- petulcus
- pĕtulcus, a, um, adj. [peto; cf. petulans init. ], butting, apt to butt, with the horns or head ( poet. and post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.
agni,
Lucr. 2, 368:haedi,
Verg. G. 4, 10:caper velaries,
Col. 7, 3, 5.—Transf., frisky, wanton:haedi petulci dicti ab appetendo: unde et meretrices petulcas vocamus,
Serv. Verg. G. 4, 10.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.