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pilum meaning in English

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pilum [pili] (2nd) N
noun

javelin, heavy iron-tipped throwing spearnoun

pestle, pounding toolnoun

pike [pikes]noun
[UK: paɪk] [US: ˈpaɪk]

lupus pilum mutat, non mentem phrase

the fox may grow grey but never good(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase

mespilum [mespili] (2nd) N
noun

medlar tree (Pliny)noun