Melanocomous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Dark-haired or black-haired. dated, not-comparable

    "The melanocomous races of men are analogous to animals with black hair"

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"The melanocomous races of men are analogous to animals with black hair"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελανοκόμης (melanokómēs), alternative form of μελαγκόμης (melankómēs, “black-haired”) + -ous; from μέλας (mélas, “black”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

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