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melanous

melanous adjective: having a dark complexion.

Adjective

melanous (comparative more melanous, superlative most melanous)

  1. Having a dark complexion.

Forms of melanous

comparativemore melanous
superlativemost melanous

Origin of melanous

From melano- + -ous.

Questions about melanous

What does melanous mean?
Melanous means having a dark complexion.
What part of speech is melanous?
Melanous is an adjective.

Words near melanous in the dictionary

  1. melanotropins
  2. melanotubule
  3. melanotubules
  4. melanotype
  5. melanotypes
  6. melanous
  7. melanovanadite
  8. Melanson
  9. Melansons
  10. melanterite
  11. melanterites

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