columbus

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ἄνδρες τεθνᾶσιν ἐκ χερῶν αὐτοκτόνων → the men are dead, murdered by their very own hands | dead are our chiefs by fratricidal hands | by kindred hands and mutual murder slain | their hands have killed each other

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cŏlumbus: i, m. κόλυμβος>; cf.: calvus, color,
I a male dove or cock - pigeon (and transf., of male persons), Varr. L. L. 9, § 56; Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 49; Cat. 29, 9; 68, 125; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 5,
I A dove in gen. (very rare), Col. 8, 8, 1; Plin. 10, 9, 11, § 25.