μεταλλῖτις

From LSJ

οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 149] ιδος, ἡ, metallhaltig, γῆ, Hesych.