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rāna, ae, f. [for racna; cf.: ranco, racco, to roar, cry out; Germ. röcheln; Gr. λακεῖν; v. Cors. Ausspr. 1, p. 636 sq.].

  1. I. A frog, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 172; Ov. M. 6, 381; 15, 375; Verg. G. 1, 378; 3, 431; Hor. S. 1, 5, 14: pluvias metuo, ranae enim ῤητορεύουσιν, Cic. Att. 15, 16, b.
    In partic., the tree-frog, green frog, Plin. 32, 8, 29, § 92; v. rubeta.
    The entrails of frogs were used for charms, Juv. 3, 44.
    Prov.: inflat se tamquam rana, Petr. 74, 13: qui fuit rana, nunc est rex, said of one who has risen from a lowly station, id. 74, 77 fin.
  2. II. Transf.
      1. 1. Rana marina, a sea-fish, the frog-fish, fishing frog, angler: Lophius piscatorius, Linn.; Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125; called also simply rana, Plin. 9, 24, 40, § 78; and: rana piscatrix, id. 9, 42, 67, § 143.
      2. 2. A push, or swelling on the tongue of beasts, Col. 6, 8, 1; Veg. 3, 3, 12.

rancens, entis, Part., stinking, putrid, rancid (ante- and post-class.), Lucr. 3, 719: axungia, Ser. Samm. 978.

rancesco, ĕre, v. inch. n., to become stinking, grow rancid, Arn. 1, 12.

rancĭdē, adv., v. rancidus.

rancĭdŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [rancidus] (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit., stinking, rank, rancid: opsonia, Juv. 11, 135.
  2. II. Trop., disgusting, loathsome, offensive: rancidulum quiddam locutus, Pers. 1, 33; cf. Mart. 7, 34, 7.

rancĭdus, a, um, adj. [ranceo, rancens], stinking, rank, rancid.

  1. I. Lit.: cadavera, Lucr. 6, 1155: aper, Hor. S. 2, 2, 89.
  2. II. Trop., disgusting, loathsome, offensive: aspectus, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 92.
    Comp.: quid rancidius, quam, etc., Juv. 6, 185.
    Sup. does not occur.
    Adv.: rancĭdē, nauseously, disgustingly: ficta verba, Gell. 18, 11, 2; 18, 8, 1.

ranco, āre, v. racco.

rancor, ōris, m. [ranceo, rancens].

  1. I. Lit., a stinking smell or flavor, rankness, rancidity (late Lat.), Pall. 1, 20, 2; 11, 10, 2.
  2. II. Trop., an old grudge, rancor, Hier. Ep. 13, 1.

rānŭla, ae, f. dim. [rana].

  1. I. Lit., a little frog, a tadpole, App. M. 9, p. 233, 11.
  2. II. Transf., a little swelling on the tongue of cattle, Veg. 4, 5, 1 al.

rānuncŭlus, i, m. dim. [rana].

  1. I. Lit., a little frog, a tadpole, porwigle, Cic. Div. 1, 9, 15.
  2. II. Transf., jocosely, of the inhabitants of Ulubrae (as residing in the neighborhood of marshes), Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 3.
  3. III. A medicinal plant, called also batrachion, perh. crowfoot, ranunculus, Plin. 25, 13, 109, § 172; Tert. Spect. 27.