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melanisms

melanisms is the plural of melanism.

Meaning of melanism

Noun

melanism (countable and uncountable, plural melanisms)

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

Questions about melanisms

What is melanisms the plural of?
Melanisms is the plural of melanism.

Words near melanisms in the dictionary

  1. melanise
  2. melanised
  3. melanises
  4. melanising
  5. melanism
  6. melanisms
  7. melanist
  8. melanistic
  9. melanists
  10. melanite
  11. melanites

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