melanic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
2. (soil science) Melanocratic.
3. (archaic, ethnology) black-haired
   • 1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi (London: Stevenson & Co.; page 106) [1]

     The melanic, or black class, includes all individuals or races who have black hair; […]

Derived terms

• lipomelanic

Noun

melanic (plural melanics)

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

Anagrams

• cnemial