cercops
τῶν Λειβηθρίων ἀμουσότερος → more uncultured than Leibethrans, more uncultured than the people of Leibethra, lowest degree of mental cultivation
Latin > English
cercops cercopis N M :: long-tailed monkey; money-grubber; inhabitants of Pithecusae changed to monkeys
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) cercōps, ōpis, m. (κέρκωψ), singe à longue queue : Manil. 4, 668.
Latin > German (Georges)
cercōps, ōpis, m. (κέρκωψ), I) der geschwänzte Affe, Manil. 4, 668. Amm. 22, 14, 3 (bei Gardh. groß geschrieben). – II) Cercōpes, um, m. (Κέρκωπες), eine verschmitzte, betrügerische u. räuberische Völkerschaft auf der Jnsel Pithekusa, von Jupiter in Affen verwandelt, Ov. met. 14, 92. – Dav. scherzh. Cercōpia, ae, f., das Affenland, Plaut. trin. 928 (s. R.2 not. cr.), wo Fleckeisen u. Brix Cecropia insula.
