melanous
/ˈmɛlənəs/
adjective
- Having dark or black hair, skin, or coloring; dark-complexioned.
- The melanous features of the indigenous people were beautifully adapted to the tropical sun.
- In the novel, the hero was described as tall and melanous, with piercing dark eyes.
- Anthropologists sometimes use the term melanous to describe populations with high melanin levels.
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