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Indus , a, um, adj., = Ἰνδός,
I.of or belonging to India, Indian (as an adj. almost exclusively poet.): “ebur,Verg. A. 12, 67: “dens,ivory, Cat. 64, 48: “belua, i. e. elephas,Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 7: “conchae,pearls, Prop. 1, 8, 39 (1, 8 b. 13 M.).—Plur.: Indi , ōrum, the inhabitants of India, Indians, Cic. Div. 2, 46, 96: “extremi,Cat. 11, 2; Mela, 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7?*!, 3.—In sing.: Indus , i, m.
A. Trop.
1. An Indian, collect., Verg. G. 2, 172; Ov. A. A. 3, 130.—
2. An elephant's driver, mahout, Liv. 38, 14, 2.—
B. Transf. (poet.).
1. An Ethiopian, Verg. G. 4, 293.—
2. An Arabian (sing. collect.), Ov. F. 3, 720.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 12.67
    • Vergil, Georgics, 2.172
    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.293
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 14
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.46
    • Ovid, Tristia, 4.6
    • Ovid, Fasti, 3
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