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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Melanism

n. [ Gr. me`las, -anos, black. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See Melaena. [ 1913 Webster ]

Melanism

n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

WordNet (3.0)
melanosis(n) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin), Syn. melanism

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Melanism

n. [ Gr. me`las, -anos, black. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See Melaena. [ 1913 Webster ]

Melanism

n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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