Octavus: June 26, 2007: Belua
belua, beluae feminine
Definition: beast, monster (esp large and fierce); any animal; (fig) brute (great size/ferocity); wild animal (incl. sea creature);
Sentence: "Picta erat boa serpens beluam exorbens." -Regulus (The Little Prince in Latin)
A boa constrictor eating an animal had been drawn.
*Bold and underline = macron