noun

Murena

gen. Murenae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(old form ), , , = μύραινα.

The murena •

The murena, a fish of which the ancients were very fond, Plin. 9, 55, 81, § 171: muraenam exdorsua, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 2; id. Pers. 1, 3, 30; Juv. 5, 99.—

a black stripe in the shape of this fish, a black vein in the table-tops of citron-wood by extension

Transf., a black stripe in the shape of this fish, a black vein in the table-tops of citron-wood, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98.

Perseus ID: n30033 Key: Murena1