"melanic" meaning in English

See melanic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more melanic [comparative], most melanic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ænɪk Head templates: {{en-adj}} melanic (comparative more melanic, superlative most melanic)
  1. Of, relating to, or exhibiting melanism.
    Sense id: en-melanic-en-adj-y2qcfuTV
  2. (soil science) Melanocratic. Categories (topical): Soil science
    Sense id: en-melanic-en-adj-eVgD23ir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 60 12 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 63 15 11
  3. (archaic, ethnology) black-haired Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-melanic-en-adj-cAYKh520 Topics: anthropology, ethnology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lipomelanic

Noun

Forms: melanics [plural]
Rhymes: -ænɪk Head templates: {{en-noun}} melanic (plural melanics)
  1. A creature, such as a moth, exhibiting melanism.
    Sense id: en-melanic-en-noun-N7lJY-Ic

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