crocotta

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

crŏcotta (cŏrŏc-) or crŏcūta, ae, m.,

an unknown witd animal in Ethiopia , perh. the hyena , Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; 8, 30, 45, § 107; Capitol. Anton. 10.