"melanoderm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melanoderms [plural]
Etymology: From melano- + -derm. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|melano|derm}} melano- + -derm Head templates: {{en-noun}} melanoderm (plural melanoderms)
  1. A person with dark skin. Coordinate_terms: leucoderm

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Brazilian negroes—melanoderms—in general have 1 ᵐ,64 in height. The curve shows another point of density about 1 ᵐ,73. The cephalic index of our melanoderms was a surprise: 81, 84, brachycephalic.",
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