Lewis & Short

† 1. mĕlĭcus, a, um, adj., = μελικός,

  1. I. musical, tuneful, melodious: sonores, Lucr. 5, 334.
  2. II. In partic., lyric, lyrical: poëma, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 1, 1.
    1. B. Subst.:
      1. 1. mĕlĭcus, i, m., a lyric poet: Simonides melicus, Plin. 7, 24, 24, § 89; 7, 56, 57, § 192.
      2. 2. mĕlĭca, ae, f., a lyric poem, ode, Petr. 64.