excetra

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ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνήσκει νέος → he whom the gods love dies young, only the good die young

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

excē̆tra: ae, f. perh. corrupted from ἔχιδνα,
I a snake, serpent (very rare).
I Prop., Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 3 sq.; * Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22.—
II Transf., a reproachful epithet for a bad, intriguing woman, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 2, 82; Liv. 39, 11.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

excĕtra,¹⁶ æ, f., serpent : Pl. Pers. 3 ; Cic. Tusc. 2, 22