πιθήκιον
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English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of πίθηκος, Lat.
A pithecium Plaut.Mil.989. II weight hung between two ships coupled for carrying engines of war, Ath.Mech.32.11. III = ἀντίρρινον, Ps.-Apul.Herb.86.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πιθήκιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ πίθηκος, pithecium παρὰ τῷ Πλαύτῳ. ΙΙ. εἶδος μηχανῆς, Ἀρχ. Μαθ. 9.