noun

porcŭlus

gen. porcŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

dim. porcus.

a young swine; young pig; a porker

Lit., a young swine, young pig, a porker, porkling, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 36; id. Rud. 4, 4, 126; Gell. 4, 11, 6.—

by extension

a sea-hog; porpoise

Porculus marinus, a sea-hog, porpoise, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45.—

A hook in a wine; oil-press

A hook in a wine- or oil-press, Cato, R. R. 19, 2.

Perseus ID: n37101 Key: porculus