melanic

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/məˈlæn.ɪk/

adjective

Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.

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Meanings

adjectivemelanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

comparative more melanic · superlative most melanic

  1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
  2. soil scienceMelanocratic.
  3. archaicanthropologyblack-haired

    The melanic, or black class, includes all individuals or races who have black hair; […]

    1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi, London: Stevenson & Co., page 106
nounmelanic (plural melanics)

plural melanics

  1. A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
melanocratic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with melanic

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

melanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanic

MLA

“melanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanic.

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