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adjective

anguĭfer

fem. anguifĕra · neut. anguifĕrum
(), , anguis-fero
serpent-bearing; the serpent-bearer; the constellation Serpentarius •
serpent-bearing: caput, Ov. M. 4, 741: Gorgo, Prop. 2, 2, 8.—Hence, subst.: Anguĭfer, fĕri, m. (as transl. of Ὀφιοῦχος), the serpent-bearer, the constellation Serpentarius or Ophiuchus, Col. 11, 2, 49; cf. anguitenens.
Perseus ID: n2568 Key: anguifer