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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=colubra colubrae N F :: serpent, snake; (forming hair of mythical monsters); Furies; (head of) Hydra
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>cŏlū&#774;bra</b>: ae, f. [[coluber]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[female]] [[serpent]]; and in gen., a [[serpent]], [[snake]], Lucil., Turp., and Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 22 sq.; Hor. C. 1, 17, 8; id. S. 1, 8, 42; Ov. M. 6, 559; Juv. 5, 103; Cels. 5, 27, 3; Col. 10, 230; Plin. 32, 5, 19, § 53.—As an attributive of the [[hair]] of the Furies, [[Medusa]], etc. (v. [[coluber]]), Ov. M. 4, 474; 4, 491; 4, 783; Luc. 9, 634.— Hence, prov.: quas tu edes colubras? i. e. [[art]] thou [[frantic]]? Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 50 Ritschl N. cr.; and: [[colubra]] restem non parit, i.e. [[like]] produces [[like]], the [[thorn]] does not [[produce]] grapes, Petr. 45, 9.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>cŏlŭbra</b>,¹³ æ, f. ([[coluber]]), couleuvre femelle : Hor. S. 1, 8, 42 ; [[colubra]] [[non]] parit restem Petr. 45, 9 (prov.) tel père, tel fils &#124;&#124; [au plur.] serpents qui forment la chevelure des Furies : Ov. M. 4, 474 &#124;&#124; cæcæ colubræ Col. Rust. 10, 231, vers intestinaux.||[au plur.] serpents qui forment la chevelure des Furies : Ov. M. 4, 474||cæcæ colubræ Col. Rust. 10, 231, vers intestinaux.
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{{Georges
|georg=colubra, ae, f. ([[coluber]], s. [[Prisc]]. 6, 44), das Schlangenweibchen und die (kleinere) [[Schlange]] übh., Varr. fr., Hor. u.a.: [[als]] Attribut in den Haaren der Furien usw., Ov. u.a. – Sprichw., [[colubra]] restem [[non]] parit, der [[Apfel]] fällt [[nicht]] [[weit]] vom Stamme, Petr. 45, 9.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=colubra, ae. f. :: 長虫。蛇。花帶子。— restem non parit 蛇生蛇不生繩。Caecae colubrae 尿虫。
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