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noun

Būtŏs

gen. i · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
the chief city of the; in Egypt; upon the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile; containing a famous temple and oracle of Latona •
the chief city of the nomos Ptenethu in Egypt, upon the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile; containing a famous temple and oracle of Latona (Buto), Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64.—Hence, Būtĭcus, a, um, adj., of Butos: linum, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.
Perseus ID: n5891 Key: Butos