cavannus
From LSJ
τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → but what is this to me, about an oak or a rock | but what are these things about a tree or a rock to me | why all this about trees and rocks | why all this about what we have nothing to do with | but why am I off on this tangent
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căvannus: i, m., = κικκάβη,
I the nightowl, Anthol. Lat. 5, 134, 29 Burm.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
căvannus, ī, m., chouette hulotte : Euch. Instr. 2, 9.
Latin > German (Georges)
cavannus, ī, m. (gallisches Wort), die Nachteule, Eucher. instr. 2, 9; vgl. Schol. Bern. Verg. buc. 8, 55. Löwe Prodr. p. 416.
