proper noun
Ptĕrŏphŏros
Meaning
- a country near the Riphœan Mountains
Ptĕrŏphŏros, i, f., = πτεροφόρος (winged),
I. a country near the Riphœan Mountains, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88.—Hence, Ptĕrŏphŏrītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Pterophoros, Mel. 1, 2.