proper noun
Stōĭdis
Meaning
- an island off the Indian coast
Stōĭdis (-des), is, f.,
I. an island off the Indian coast, famous for pearls:
Stoades quaestuosa margaritis, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 110: Stoadis, id. 9, 34, 54, § 106.