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noun

būcĭnum

gen. būcĭni · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
The sound; blast of a trumpet; a quarter in Rome
The sound or blast of a trumpet, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 11, 10, 10, § 20.—Hence, ad Bucinum, a quarter in Rome, Dig. 14, 4, 5, § 16. —
A shell-fish used in dyeing purple
A shell-fish used in dyeing purple, Plin. 9, 36, 61, § 129 sq.
Perseus ID: n5804 Key: bucinum