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muriceps.

A cat, one who catches mice.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmuː.rɪ.kɛps]Classical-Latin[ˈmuː.ri.t͡ʃeps]

  1. A cat, one who catches mice.

    Late-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Italic *mūs Latin mūs substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin -ceps Latin mūriceps From mūs (“mouse”) + -ceps (“-catcher, -taker”).

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