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Mĕlănippus, v. Menalippus.
Mĕnălippus (orig. form Mĕlănip-pus), i, m., = Μελάνιππος, the slayer of Tydeus, who, while dying, bit the head of Menalippus, Stat. Th. 8, 719; 740.
The form Melanippus is found as the name of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 20.