Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Κνίδος,
I a Doric city in Caria , celebrated for its statue of Venus , the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido , Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—
II Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn- ), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus , Gnidian : Venus, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23: Gyges, Hor. C. 2, 5, 20: granum, i. e. the seed of the mezereon , Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114: arundo, i. e. Gnidian writingreed , Aus. Ep. 7, 50; also called nodi, id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst. : Gnĭdii ( Cn- ), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus , Gnidians , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.