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melanism
[ mel-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- Zoology. the condition in which an unusually high concentration of melanin occurs in the skin, plumage, or pelage of an animal.
melanism
/ ˈɛəˌɪə /
noun
- the condition in man and animals of having dark-coloured or black skin, feathers, etc. Industrial melanism is the occurrence of dark varieties of animals, esp moths, in smoke-blackened industrial regions, in which they are well camouflaged
- another name for melanosis
melanism
/ ĕ′ə-ĭ′əm /
- Dark coloration of the skin, hair, fur, or feathers because of a high concentration of melanin.
Derived Forms
- ˌˈԾپ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- a·Ծt adjective
Example Sentences
The zoo said while Napo and Inka had very different coat colours, there was "no such species as a black panther" and Inka's dark colouring was a result of a genetic mutation known as melanism.
Kallisto is a rare black Amur leopard because of melanism, a condition that produces an excess of black pigment.
They found that melanism varied from place to place.
Thanks to massive inbreeding, New York is home to soot-black squirrels, which have a genetic condition called melanism.
But, apparently, melanism — the cause of the dark coloring — can also be displayed in semiarid climates, like that of Laikipia, according to the paper.
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