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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cătascŏpus: i, m., = κατάσκοπος (exploring, spying (cătascŏpĭum, ii, n., Gell. 10, 25 fin.), = κατασκόπιον,
I a lookoutship, a spy-ship, a vessel sent out to reconnoitre (pure Lat. navigium speculatorium), Auct. B. Afr. 26; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 18.

Latin > English

catascopus catascopi N M :: light vessel for reconnoitering

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