melanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈmɛlənɪzəm/

melanism melanisms

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

albinism albinoism

leucism leukism

acromelanism amelanism eumelanism hypermelanism

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