Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
Used in a Sentence
melanism
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for melanism.
Editorial note
Industrial melanism[1] has been pretty well studied.
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Quick take
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for melanism.
noun
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
Example sentences
Industrial melanism[1] has been pretty well studied.
I note that as man varied to move North he lost a lot of his melanism, because Melanin blocked the UV from the sun that made vitamin D (which man does not make = have it or die).
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use melanism in a sentence?
Industrial melanism[1] has been pretty well studied.
What does melanism mean?
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
What part of speech is melanism?
melanism is commonly used as noun.