Cīnyps, nypis, m., = Κίνυψ or Κίνυφος,
I a river flowing through a very fruitful region in Libya , between the two Syrtes , now Cinifo or Wady Khahan , Mel. 1, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 27; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 251.— Hence,
II Cīnyphĭus , a, um, adj., pertaining to the Cinyps , found about the Cinyps : chelydri, Ov. M. 7, 272: hirci, Verg. G. 3, 312: tonsor, Mart. 8, 51: aristae, Claud. Eutr. 1, 405; cf. Ov. P. 2, 7, 25: Macae, living near the Cinyps, Sil. 3, 275: Pelates, Ov. M. 5, 124.—
b In gen., Libyan , African : Juba, Ov. M. 15, 755: orae, Claud. B. Gild. 9: pestes, i. e. serpentes, Luc. 9, 787.