transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-lə-ˌni-zəm ]
noun
Date: 1843
1. : an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or hair) of an individual or kind of organism — compare industrial melanism
2. : intense human pigmentation of the skin, eyes, and hair
• mel·a·nis·tic ˌme-lə-ˈnis-tik adjective