Melanism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) wordnet

Synonyms

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blackebonymelanosismelanosissable

Etymology

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

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