I.a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—
II. Derivv.
A. Cănŭsīnus , a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian: “ager,” Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2: “rufae,” Mart. 14, 129: “birri,” Vop. Carin. 20. —
2. Subst.
(α).
Cănŭsīnus , i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium: “bilinguis,” i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —
B. Cănŭsīnātus , a, um, adj., clothed in Canusian wool: “muliones,” Suet. Ner. 30: “Syrus,” Mart. 9, 23, 9.