Ovĭdĭus, ii, m., Ovid, the name of a Roman gens. So esp.: P. Ovidius Naso, a celebrated Latin poet, Quint. 10, 1, 88; Sen. Ep. 79, 5; Ov. Tr. 2, 119. A contemporary of Martial, Mart. 7, 44, 1; 7, 45, 6.