Branchĭdae, ārum, m., = Βραγχίδαι,
the posterity of Branchus , a son of Apollo , hereditary priests of the temple and oracle (penetralia Branchi, Stat. Th. 8, 198) of Apollo at Miletus , Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Curt. 7, 5, 16; 7, 5, 30; Amm. 29, 1, 31.— Sing. : Branchĭdes , ae, m., a surname of Apollo , Mel. 1, 17, 1.