Oricos

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ōrĭcos or Ōrĭcus, i, f., or Ōrĭcum, i, n., = Ὠρικός and Ὠρικόν,

I a seaport town of Illyria Graeca , now Ericho , Caes. B. C. 3, 8 sq.; Liv. 24, 40; Mel. 2, 3, 12; Prop. 1, 8, 20; Luc. 3, 187.—Hence,

A Ōrĭcīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Oricum , the Oricians : Oricinorum fines, Liv. 26, 25.—

B Ōrĭcĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Oricum , Orician : Oricia terebinthus, Verg. A. 10, 136.