curculio
οὗ δ' ἂν Ἔρως μὴ ἐφάψηται, σκοτεινός → he on whom Love has laid no hold is obscure | he whom Love touches not walks in darkness
Latin > English
curculio curculionis N F :: grain-worm/weevil; weevil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
curcŭlĭo: (gurgŭlĭo, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 9 Ritschl, Fleck.; Pall. 1, 19, 2; id. Jun. 3; also in some MSS. of the authors cited infra), ōnis, m. kindr. with circulus, circus,
I a corn-worm, weevil, Cato, R. R. 92; Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 63; Col. 1, 6, 15 sq.; Plin. 18, 11, 73, § 302; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 186. —
B Form gurgulio = membrum virile, Pers. 4, 38.—
II Curcŭlĭo, the name of a comedy of Plautus.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) curcŭlĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, m., ver du blé, charançon : Pl. Curc. 587 ; Cato Agr. 92 ; Col. Rust. 1, 6, 15.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) curculio1, s. 1. gurgulio. – dah. Curculio, Gurgelmensch, Gurgler = (Schlemmer), Name eines Parasiten in dem gleichnamigen Stücke des Plautus.
(2) curculio2 (gurgulio), ōnis, m., I) der Kornwurm, Cato r. r. 92 in. Varro r. r. 1, 57, 2 u. 1, 63, 1. Col. 1, 6, 15 sq. Pallad. 1, 19, 2 u. 7, 3, 2 (fast überall mit der Variante gurgulio). – II) übtr., das männliche Glied, gurg. b. Pers. 4, 38.
Latin > Chinese
curculio, onis. m. :: 米虫喉
