nounăcontĭasACONTIAS☆ KeepMeaningA quick-darting serpentLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ACONTIASLEWIS & SHORTACONTIASăcontĭas, ae, m., = ἀκοντίας. I. A quick-darting serpent, Amm. 22, 15, 27.— II. In plur., ăcontĭae, ārum, = ἀκοντίαι, meteors or shooting-stars with dartlike trains, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.Read the whole entry