mūrĭcīdus

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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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