cervīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [cervix].
I A small neck , * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 49; Ap. Flor. p. 348: contracta, Quint. 11, 3, 180.—*
II In mechanics, the neck of a hydraulic machine , Vitr. 10, 8, 2.
cervīcula ae, f dim.cervix, a small neck . ...
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