pistrix
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pistrix: īcis, f. pistor,
I a woman who pounds corn; hence, transf., a female baker, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 138 Müll., and ap. Fest. s. v. mamphula, p. 142 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) pistrīx, īcis, f. (pistor), celle qui fait le pain, boulangère : Lucil. d. Varro L. 5, 138.
(2) pistrīx,¹⁵ īcis, f., baleine : Virg. En. 3, 427 || la Baleine [constellation] : Cic. Arat. 34, 152.
