I.a people in Acarnania, noted for robbing travellers, Plaut. Am. prol. 101; 1, 1, 56; 1, 1, 95 al. A colony of them afterwards inhabited the island of Capreae: “Teleboūm Capreas regna,” Verg. A. 7, 735; Tac. A. 4, 67; Sil. 7, 418.—Hence, Tēlĕbŏis , ĭdis, adj., of Teleboæ, Teleboic.—Plur, as subst.: Tēlĕbŏĭdes , um, f., the name of some small islands between Leucadia and Achaia, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 53.
Tēlĕbŏae , ārum, m., = Τηλεβόαι,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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