pondusculum

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

ponduscŭlum, i, n. dim. [pondus],

a small weight (post-Aug.): saxi, Col. 12, 51: si cooriatur procella, apprehensi pondusculo lapilli (apes) se librant, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 24.