LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

mūrĭcīdus

Meaning

  1. a coward, poltroon

mūrĭcīdus (murric-), i, m. perh. mus-caedo, mouse-killer,
I. a coward, poltroon, as a term of abuse: vae tibi muricide homo, Plaut. Ep. 3, 1, 12; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.

In English words that came into English from mūrĭcīdus

  • muricidemūrĭcīdus

Quick answers

What does mūrĭcīdus mean in Latin?
mūrĭcīdus, a noun, means “a coward, poltroon”.