Usually means: Black or dark in color.
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  1. melanous: Merriam-Webster
  2. melanous: Collins English Dictionary
  3. melanous: Wordnik
  4. melanous: Wiktionary
  5. melanous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. melanous: Dictionary.com
  7. melanous: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. melanous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

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▸ adjective:  Having a dark complexion.

Similar:
dusky, melaninlike, complexioned, fuscous, brunette, blackavised, swarthy, dark-haired, swart, brunneous, more...

Opposite:
leucous, albino, pale, colorless

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Similar:
dusky, melaninlike, complexioned, fuscous, brunette, blackavised, swarthy, dark-haired, swart, brunneous, more...

Opposite:
leucous, albino, pale, colorless



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