involvulus

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Latin

Etymology

From involvō.

Noun

involvulus m (genitive involvulī); second declension

  1. A worm or caterpillar that wraps itself up in leaves

Declension

Second-declension noun.

See also

References

  • involvulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • involvulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.