proper nounĂlōīdaeALOIDAE☆ KeepMeaningthe sons of AloeusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ALOIDAELEWIS & SHORTALOIDAEĂlōīdae, ārum, m., = Ἀλωεῖδαι, I. the sons of Aloeus, i. e. Otus and Ephialtes, Verg. A. 6, 582; Ov. M. 6, 117; Claud. B. G. 73.Read the whole entry