mĕlōdus — Lewis & Short
mĕlōdus, a, um, adj., = melw|do/s,
I pleasantly singing, melodious (post-class.):
virgines,Aus. Prof. 15, 8:
carmen,Prud. Cath. 9, 2.—Hence, subst.: mĕlōda, ae, f., a melody: lyricae melodae, Ven. Carm. 9, 7, 13.