anguimanus
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
anguĭ-mănus: a, um, adj. anguismanus,
I with serpent-hand, an epithet of the elephant, because he makes quick, serpent-like motions with his trunk (manus), perh. only in Lucr. 2, 537; 5, 1303.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
anguĭmănŭs,¹⁵ ūs, adj. m. et f. (anguis et manus), qui a une trompe flexible comme un serpent [l’éléphant] Lucr. 2, 537 ; 5, 1303.
Latin > German (Georges)
anguimanus, ūs, m. (anguis u. manus), schlangenhändig, -armig, v. Elefanten, wegen der Gelenkigkeit seines Rüssels ( manus), Lucr. 2, 537 u. 5, 1301.
Latin > English
anguimanus anguimana, anguimanum ADJ :: with snaky hands/serpent-handed/tentacled; epithet of the elephant
anguimanus anguimanus anguimanus N C :: one with snaky hands/serpent-handed/tentacled; elephant (L+S)
