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1. (n.) melanism
dark pigmentation, as of the skin, hair, or fur, due to a high concentration of melanin granules.
2. melanism
an unusually high concentration of melanin in the skin, plumage, or pelage of an animal.
Etymology: (1835–45)
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1. (noun) melanosis, melanism
a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
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1. (noun) melanism
an undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism
2. (noun) melanism
a disease; black jaundice. See Mel/na
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