melanism

== English == === Etymology === From French mélanisme; by surface analysis, melan(o)- +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛlənɪzəm/ Hyphenation: mel‧a‧nism === Noun === melanism (countable and uncountable, plural melanisms) Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species. ==== Antonyms ==== albinism, albinoism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === leucism, leukism == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mélanisme. === Noun === melanism n (uncountable) melanism ==== Declension ====