turricula

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διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

turrĭcŭla: ae, f.
dim. turris.
I A little tower, a turret, Vitr. 10, 19 med.—
II = pyrgus, a kind of dice-box, shaped like a tower, Mart. 14, 16 in lemm.