falcula

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

falcŭla, ae, f. dim. [falx], a small sickle, bill-hook, pruning-hook.

I Lit., Cato R. R. 11, 4; Col. 12, 18, 2.—

II Transf., a talon , claw , Plin. 8, 15, 17, § 41.

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