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melanocomous

melanocomous adjective: dark-haired or black-haired.

Adjective

melanocomous (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Dark-haired or black-haired.
    • The melanocomous races of men are analogous to animals with black hair1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man

Origin of melanocomous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελανοκόμης (melanokómēs), alternative form of μελαγκόμης (melankómēs, “black-haired”) + -ous; from μέλας (mélas, “black”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Questions about melanocomous

What does melanocomous mean?
Melanocomous means dark-haired or black-haired.
What part of speech is melanocomous?
Melanocomous is an adjective.

Words near melanocomous in the dictionary

  1. melanochroic
  2. melanochroite
  3. melanochroites
  4. melanochrome
  5. melanochroous
  6. melanocomous
  7. melanocompetent
  8. melanocompromised
  9. melanocortic
  10. melanocortin
  11. melanocortinergic

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