Cōthōn, ōnis, m. [orig. a Semitic word, but identified by the Greeks with κώθων].
- I. In gen., a name given to any artificial harbor, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 9 Müll.
- II. Esp.
- A. The artificial inner harbor of Carthage, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 427.
- B. A similar harbor at Adrumetum, Auct. B. Afr. 62 sq.
- III. The name of several islands, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Mel. 2, 7, 11.