Definition of melanisms Melanisms
We found 3 definitions of melanisms from 2 different sources.
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What does melanisms mean?
Wiktionary 
- melanisms (Noun)
Plural of melanism.
Part of speech
🔤- melanisms, noun, plural of melanism.
WordNet
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| melanism - a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) | ||
| melanosis | ||
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Wiktionary
- melanism (Noun)
congenital excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes; the condition of being melano.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- melanism (n.)
An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. - melanism (n.)
A disease; black jaundice. See Mel/na.
Part of speech
🔤- melanism, noun, singular of melanisms.
