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Ăchĕrūsĭa , ae, f. Acheruns.
I. Acherusia Palus,
A. A lake in Epirus, through which the Acheron flows, Plin. 4, 1, 1.—
B. A lake in Campania, between Misenum and Cumae, now Lago di Fusaro, Plin. 3, 5, 9.—
II. A cave in Bithynia, from which Cerberus is said to have been dragged, Mel. 1, 19, 7; Plin. 6, 1, 1; the same called Ăchĕrūsĭs , ĭdis, f., Val. Fl. 5, 73.
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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