capito

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

căpĭto, ōnis, m. amplif. [caput], one that has a large head, big-headed.

I Lit., Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 80.—

II Transf.

A A sea-fish with a large head , called also cephalus, Cato R. R. 158, 1.—

B A kind of fish with a large head : Cyprinus dobula, Linn.; Aus. Mos. 85.

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