Mĕnippus (noun M) : Μένιππος.
* A Cynic philosopher famous for his bitter sarcasms, whence Varro gave to his satires the name of Menippeae, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 8; Gell. 2, 18, 7; Macr. S. 1, 11, 42; 1, 7, 12; Arn. 6, 207.
* A great Asiatic orator in the time of Cicero, from Stratonice, Cic. Brut. 91, 315.