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noun foreign

burdo

gen. burdōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
(collat. form , , Acron. ad Hor. C. 3, 27, 7), , =
a mule; the offspring of a horse and she-ass •
a mule (the offspring of a horse and she-ass, while mulus is the offspring of an ass and a mare; v. Isid. Orig. 12, 1, 61), esp. used for carrying litters, Dig. 32, 49: onus duorum burdonum, Vulg. 4 Reg. 5, 17.
Perseus ID: n5855 Key: burdo