Etymology

melanism

mel·a·nism
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Today it means: Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species. Full definition →

French mélanisme
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  1. French · derived frommélanisme
  2. English todaymelanism

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

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