Caunus or -ŏs, i, f., = Καῦνος,
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.—
B Caunītes , is, = Καυνίτης, Caunian : sal, Plin. 31, 9. 45, § 99.