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nītēdŭla, ae, f., a kind of small red mouse, a dormouse, Cic. Sest. 33, 72: cf.: nitedula mus agrestis rubeus, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 181; Arn. 2, 47 (Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29, the common read. is volpecula, but Bentley’s conjecture, nitedula, is adopted by Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 204, and by Haupt and Müll.; v. Orell. ad loc.).
The contr. collat. form nītēla, v. under nitella.

1. nĭtēla, ae, f. [niteo], brightness, splendor (post-class.).

  1. I. Lit.: armorum nitela, Sol. 22, 5.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. That which shines or glitters, a glittering particle: nitelae pulveris, gold-dust, Sol. 23, 4.
    2. B. That which causes to shine, a polish: nitelae oris, i. e. tooth-powder, Cat ap. App. Mag. p. 277, 5.

2. nītēla, v nitella.

nītella, ae, f. (contr from nitedula, q. v, sometimes written nītēla, but v. Lachm. ad Lucr. 3, 1015), a small mouse, a dormouse, Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 224; Mart. 5, 37, 8; Serv ad Verg. G. 1, 181.