falcula

falcula
1.
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.
2.
Falcula, ae, m., a Roman surname, Cic. Caecin. 10, 28; id. Clu. 37, 103.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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