platalea

τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

plătălĕa: (plătĕa, Plin. 10, 40, 56, § 115), ae, f.,
I the spoonbill, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 124.