I.a very ancient town on the coast of Caria, now Kaiguez, Mel. 1, 16, 1; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; “acc. to the fable, built by Caunos, a son of Miletus, and brother of Byblis,” Ov. M. 9, 453.—
II. Hence the adjj.,
A. Caunĕus or -ĭus , a, um, pertaining to Caunus, of Caunus.—Subst.: Caunĕae (sc. ficus), Caunian dried figs, Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84; Cels. 5, 21; Plin. 15, 19, 21, § 83: “Caunīs (for Cauneis),” Col. 10, 414.—In plur.: Caunĕi or Caunĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Caunus, Cic. Fam. 13, 56, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 33.—