MELANISM


Meaning of MELANISM in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.