baetŭlus (bēt-), i, m., = βαιτύλος,
a precious stone , round and of a dark color , a species of ceraunia, Plin. 37, 9, 51, § 135.
·add. ·noun A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of d...
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