Baetulus \B[ae]"tu*lus\, n.; pl. {B[ae]tuli}. [L., fr. Gr.
bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.)
A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held
sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.
[1913 Webster]
All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are
b[ae]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of
the deity. --I. Gonino
(Perrot &
Chipiez).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]