melanism

Betekenis (Engels)

Congenital abundance or excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes, more than is typical for the species.

Concepten

moedervlek

Synoniemen

melanosis

birthmark

mole

nevus

melanose

black mould of rice

melanopathy

freckle

blacken

Vertalingen

mélanisme

melanismo

Muttermal

Melanismus

μελανισμός

η ελιά

envie

grain de beauté

neo

voglia

melanosi

naevulus

melanismo

lunar

Etymologie (Engels)

From French mélanisme; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -ism.