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Webster 1913 Edition


Melanic

Me-lan′ic

,
Adj.
[Gr.
μέλας
,
-ανος
, black.]
1.
Melanotic.
2.
(Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the black-haired races.
Prichard.

Definition 2024


melanic

melanic

English

Adjective

melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

  1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
  2. (soil science) Melanocratic.

Noun

melanic (plural melanics)

  1. A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.