specus ūs, m or (poet.) n
SPEC-,
a natural cavity, cave, cavern, grot, den, chasm, channel, pit
: ex opaco specu fons, L.: virgis densus, O.: horrendum, V.: quos agor in specūs?
H.—
An artificial cavity, excavation, ditch, canal, channel, pit
: paucos specūs in extremo fundo, et eos,
etc.,
ditches
: subterraneos specūs aperire,
pits
, Ta.—
A hollow, cavity
: atri volneris, V.: Capacis alvi, Ph.