galliambic

/ (ˌɡælɪˈæmbɪk) prosody /

adjective

of or relating to a metre consisting of four lesser Ionics, used by Callimachus and Catullus and imitated by Tennyson in Boadicea

noun

a verse in this metre

Word Origin for galliambic

C19: from Latin galliambus song of the Galli (priests of Cybele)