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melanism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolmelanismo
Françaismélanisme
DeutschMelanismus
6 more languages
Catalàmelanisme
Italianomelanismo
한국어흑색증
Nederlandsmelanisme
Portuguêsmelanismo
Русскиймелани́зм

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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