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M / mĕlancŏrўphos
noun

mĕlancŏrўphos

gen. i · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= μελαγκόρυφος (having a black crown)
the black cap
the black cap, the name of a kind of snipe, Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86: genus avium, quae Latine vocantur atricapillae, eo, quod summa eorum capita nigra sunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124, 15 Müll.; Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86.
Perseus ID: n28437 Key: melancoryphos