melanism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
melanism
n.
exceptionally dark pigment of skin or hair (Ethnology); concentration of dark pigment in the feathers or skin of an animal (Zoology)
Melanism
melanism
Noun
1. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
(synonym) melanosis
(hypernym) skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder, skin problem, skin condition
Melanism
(n.)
An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
(n.)
A disease; black jaundice. See Mel/na.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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