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noun
Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: melanosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder
History
From French mélanisme; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -ism.
Across languages
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