acontiae

acontiae
ăcontĭas, ae, m., = akontias.
I.
A quick-darting serpent, Amm. 22, 15, 27.—
II.
In plur., ăcontĭae, ārum, = akontiai, meteors or shooting-stars with dartlike trains, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.

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

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