melanism

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/ˈmɛlənɪzəm/

Definition of melanism

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(countable, uncountable)Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.

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From French mélanisme; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -ism.

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