proper nounMĕlanchaetesMELANCHAETES☆ KeepMeaningblack-hairLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELANCHAETESLEWIS & SHORTMELANCHAETESMĕlanchaetes, ae, m., = Μελαγχαίτης, I. black-hair, the name of a dog, Ov. M. 3, 232.Read the whole entry