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melanic
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  1. melanic
  2. melanist

1me·lan·ic

adjective \mə-ˈla-nik\

Definition of MELANIC

1
: melanotic
2
: affected with, causing, or characterized by melanism

First Known Use of MELANIC

1826

Rhymes with MELANIC

Balkanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, mechanic, organic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, sultanic, tympanic, volcanic

2melanic

noun

Definition of MELANIC

: a melanic individual

First Known Use of MELANIC

1920

Rhymes with MELANIC

Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, mechanic, organic, Romanic, volcanic

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