MELANIC

Adjective

melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)

Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.

(soil science) Melanocratic.

(archaic, ethnology) black-haired

Noun

melanic (plural melanics)

A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.

Anagrams

• cnemial

Source: Wiktionary


Me*lan"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

1. Melanotic.

2. (Ethnol.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the black-haired races. Prichard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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