Dictionary

melanism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛlənɪzəm/

Etymology

From French mélanisme; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.

Forms

Antonyms

albinoism · albinism

Deriveds

amelanism · hypermelanism · eumelanism · acromelanism

Relateds

leukism · leucism

Translations (21)

fr mélanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · it melanismo (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · nl melanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · hu melanizmus (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · es melanismo (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · nb melanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · eo melanismo (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · de Melanismus (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · ru мелани́зм (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · sv melanism (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · io melanismo (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · ga meilineacht (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · nn melanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · fi melanismi (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · ko 흑색증 (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · cmn 黑變病 /黑变病 (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · da melanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · ca melanisme (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · cy melanedd (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · pt melanismo (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) · pl melanizm (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation)