cercōps, ōpis, m., = κέρκωψ.
I A species of long-tailed apes , Manil. 4, 664; cf. Amm. 22, 14, 3.—
II The name of a Pythagorean philosopher , Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107.—
III Cercōpes , um, m., = Κέρκωπες, a cunning , trickish people on the island of Pithecusa , changed by Jupiter into monkeys , Ov. M. 14, 92.