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melanic

/məˈlæn.ɪk/

melanic adjective: of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.

Adjective

melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

  1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
  2. (soil science) Melanocratic.
  3. (archaic) black-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

Noun

melanic (plural melanics)

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

melanic meaning in Tamil

melanic in Tamil

மெலனினுக்குரிய

Forms of melanic

Adjective
comparativemore melanic
superlativemost melanic
Noun
pluralmelanics

Words formed from melanic

Words that rhyme with melanic

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Questions about melanic

What does melanic mean?
Melanic means of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
What is melanic in Tamil?
Melanic in Tamil is மெலனினுக்குரிய. See Melanic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is melanic?
Melanic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce melanic?
Melanic is pronounced /məˈlæn.ɪk/.

Words near melanic in the dictionary

  1. melangeur
  2. melangeurs
  3. Melania
  4. melanian
  5. melanians
  6. melanic
  7. melanics
  8. Melanie
  9. melaniferous
  10. melaniid
  11. melaniids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: melanic (page history and authors); melanic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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