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V / vŏlūcra
noun

vŏlūcra

gen. vŏlūcrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a kind of worm; caterpillar that wraps itself up in vineleaves
a kind of worm or caterpillar that wraps itself up in vineleaves (called also convolvulus), Col. Arb. 15.—It is also called vŏlūcre, Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 265; and plur. volucres, Col. 10, 333.
Perseus ID: n51325 Key: volucra