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noun greek

ăcontĭas

gen. ae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= ἀκοντίας.
A quick-darting serpent
A quick-darting serpent, Amm. 22, 15, 27.—
meteors; shooting-stars with dartlike trains
In plur., ăcontĭae, ārum, = ἀκοντίαι, meteors or shooting-stars with dartlike trains, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.
Perseus ID: n545 Key: acontias