umbilīcus ī, m
* umbalus (ὀμφολός),
the navel
: ut umbilico tenus aqua esset, L.—
The middle, centre
: qui locus umbilicus Siciliae nominatur: terrarum,
i. e.
Delphi
: orbis terrarum, L.: umbilicum Graeciae incolere, L.—
The end of a rod on which a manuscript was rolled
: iambos Ad umbilicum adducere, i. e.
to bring to an end
, H.—
A sea-snail, sea-cockle
.