oculata

τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ŏcŭlāta: ae, f. oculatus,
I a kind of fish, perh. a lamprey, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149; Cels. 2, 18, 25.