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crotalum
2 English words descend from Latin
crotalum
, most common first.
crotal
A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
crotalum
A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.