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SPEC-, a natural cavity, cave, cavern, grot, den, chasm, channel, pit : ex opaco specu fons, L.: virgis densus, O.: horrendum, V.: quos agor in specūs?H.— An artificial cavity, excavation, ditch, canal, channel, pit : paucos specūsin extremo fundo, et eos, etc., ditches : subterraneos specūs aperire, pits , Ta.— A hollow, cavity : atri volneris, V.: Capacis alvi, Ph.