Lewis & Short

Cōthōn, ōnis, m. [orig. a Semitic word, but identified by the Greeks with κώθων].

  1. I. In gen., a name given to any artificial harbor, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 9 Müll.
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. The artificial inner harbor of Carthage, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 427.
    2. B. A similar harbor at Adrumetum, Auct. B. Afr. 62 sq.
  3. III. The name of several islands, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Mel. 2, 7, 11.