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†† rufius, ii, m., the Gallic name for chama, a lynx, Plin. 8, 19, 28, § 70.
1. rūfus, a, um, adj. [kindr. with ruber], red, reddish, of all shades, acc. to Gell. 2, 26, 5.
In gen.: rufus quidam, redhaired, red-headed, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 119: virgo, Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 17; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 1 (cf. rufulus): vestibus, Mart. 14, 129, 1: sanguis, Cels. 2, 8: armenta, Vitr. 8, 3: sal, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 86.
Comp.: Campana siligo rufior, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86; 16, 14, 25, § 65.
2. Rūfus, i, m. [1. rufus], a common Roman surname (like the German Roth, Rother), Quint, 1, 4, 25; Cic. Fam. 5, 19 tit.; 14, 14, 2 al.