There is a class of verbs active in form but passive in meaning(opposite the deponent verbs); does this class have a special name and where can I find a list of these? Thanks.
They’ve been known to be referred to as passive deponents, but I don’t think the term is widely used.
Any good grammar should have a list. It’s not a long one.
The only unequivocal example that I know of is the verb vapulo, -are, which translates roughly as “to get beaten up”.