noun #3408

căpĭto

gen. căpĭtōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

amplif; one that has a large head; big-headed

amplif. [caput], one that has a large head, big-headed.

Lit., Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 80.—

by extension

A sea-fish with a large head; called also

A sea-fish with a large head, called also cephalus, Cato, R. R. 158, 1.—

A kind of fish with a large head

A kind of fish with a large head: Cyprinus dobula, Linn.; Aus. Mos. 85.

Perseus ID: n6633 Key: capito1