Latin definition for: ophites, ophitae

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. (Pliny)
  2. spotted marble (like a snake)
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)

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