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Melanistic

Melanistic \Mel`a*nis"tic\ (m[e^]l`[.a]*n[i^]s"t[i^]k), a. Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.

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melanistic

a. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting melanism

Usage examples of "melanistic".

But this was her largest whip, the one that looked like a melanistic anaconda, something long enough and thick enough to crush your life out.

It is a melanistic Charaxes: a perfect, wholly melanistic Charaxes jasius.