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M / matĕŏla
noun

matĕŏla

gen. matĕŏlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a kind of mallet; beetle •
a kind of mallet or beetle: si (talea) parum descendet, malleolo aut mateola adigito, Cato, R. R. 45, 2; 46, 2 (also ap. Plin. 17, 18, 29, § 126).
Perseus ID: n28180 Key: mateola