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Lewis Short

vĭtŭlus | vitŭla, ae (noun M.f) : m., and , , f.Gr. ἰταλός, bull; whence Italia; Sanscr. vatsas, calf
* A calf.
* Lit.
* Masc., a bullcalf, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 6; Cic. Div. 2, 15, 36; Quint. 1, 9, 5; Ov. M. 2, 624; 4, 755; 10, 227; Mart. 3, 58, 11; Verg. G. 4, 299 al.
* Transf.
* In gen., a calf, foal; of the horse, Verg. G. 3, 164; of the elephant,Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2; of the whale,id. 9, 6, 5, § 13.
* In partic.: vitulus marinus,a sea-calf, seal,Juv. 3, 238; Suet. Aug. 90.—Called also simply vitulus, Plin. 2, 55, 56, § 146.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
See also: Vitulus
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