sternax

sternax
sternax, ācis, adj. [sterno], that throws to the ground ( poet. ):

equus,

that throws his rider, Verg. A. 12, 364; Sil. 1, 261:

cives,

that fall prostrate, Sid. Ep. 5, 14 fin.;

so of a suppliant,

id. ib. 4, 12 fin.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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