Indus, a, um, adj., = Ἰνδός, of or belonging to India, Indian (as an adj. almost exclusively poet.): ebur, Verg. A. 12, 67: dens, ivory, Cat. 64, 48: belua, i. e. elephas, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 7: conchae, pearls, Prop. 1, 8, 39 (1, 8 b. 13 M.).

—Plur.: Indi, ōrum, the inhabitants of India, Indians, Cic. Div. 2, 46, 96: extremi, Cat. 11, 2; Mela, 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7?*!, 3.

—In sing.: Indus, i, m. Trop. An Indian, collect., Verg. G. 2, 172; Ov. A. A. 3, 130.

— An elephant's driver, mahout, Liv. 38, 14, 2.

— Transf. (poet.). An Ethiopian, Verg. G. 4, 293.

— An Arabian (sing. collect.), Ov. F. 3, 720.