, pl. capitula (1) [TA], A small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone. SYN: capitellum (1).caput. (2) The bloodsucking, probing, sensing, and holdfast mouthparts of a tick, including the basal supporting structure; relative size and shape of mouthparts forming the capitulum are characteristic for the genera of hard ticks. [L. dim. of caput, head]
