dracunculus
From LSJ
αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
drăcuncŭlus: i, m.
dim. draco.
I A small serpent, dragonet, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 14; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 1, 5.—
II A thread twisted like a serpent, Inscr. Orell. 1572.—
III A sort of fish, dragonet, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148.—
The plant tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, Linn.; Plin. 24, 16, 91, § 142.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
drăcuncŭlus, ī, m., dim. de draco, petit serpent : Lampr. Hel. 28, 3 || torsade en or : CIL 12, 354 || sorte de poisson venimeux : Plin. 32, 148 || couleuvrée [plante] : Plin. 24, 142.
