vĭtŭlus, i, m., and vitŭla, ae, f. [Gr. ἰταλός, bull; whence Italia; Sanscr. vatsas, calf], a calf.
I Lit.
α Masc. , a bullcalf , Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 6; Cic. Div. 2, 15, 36; Quint. 1, 9, 5; Ov. M. 2, 624; 4, 755; 10, 227; Mart. 3, 58, 11; Verg. G. 4, 299 al.—
β Fem. , a cow-calf , Verg. E. 3, 29 and 77.—
II Transf.
A In gen., a calf , foal; of the horse, Verg. G. 3, 164; of the elephant, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2; of the whale, id. 9, 6, 5, § 13.—
B In partic.: vitulus marinus, a sea-calf , seal , Juv. 3, 238; Suet. Aug. 90.—Called also simply vitulus, Plin. 2, 55, 56, § 146.