Molossicus

Mŏlossĭcus, a, um, adj. [Molossus],

• Molossian (ante- and post-class.): parasiti Molossici (v. Molossus, A.), i.e. as ravenous as Molossian hounds, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 18 (86): carmen, consisting wholly of molossi (———; e. g.: Romani victores Germanis devictis), Diom. p. 513 P.

Molossicus [CL = Molossian] , rapacious, biting, fierce. molosus ‥ i. canis magnus et quasi ad demoliendum paratus, et inde molosicus ‥ i. mordax vel rapax Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 339.

Mŏlossĭcus, (16) a, um (Molossus 1), relatif aux Molosses : parasiti Molossici Pl. Capt. 86, parasites voraces comme des dogues || molossicum carmen Diom. 513, 15, vers composé de molosses.