Melanistic

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  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting melanism
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Affected with melanism; abnormally dark in color. Also melanotic.
    • Word Usage
    "MO, sheriff's deputy has been identified as a melanistic leopard by a zoo curator."
     
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