I.a river in Apulia, remarkable for its swift and violent course, now Ofanto: “longe sonans,” Hor. C. 4, 9, 2: “violens,” id. ib. 3, 30, 10: “acer,” id. S. 1, 1, 58; “on account of its divided outlet: tauriformis,” id. C. 4, 14, 25; cf. Mann. Ital. II. p. 30 sq.—Hence, Aufĭ-dus , a, um, adj., of Aufidus: “stagna,” Sil. 10, 171.
Aufĭdus , i, m., = Αὔφιδος,