Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abnormally black or melanistic animal; a black animal that would normally be colored.
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Examples
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The multiple pigmented sarcoma (_melano-sarcoma_) appears first, usually on the soles and dorsal surfaces of the feet, and later on the hands.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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By playing it safe and using a two-pronged attack, a novel designer molecule fights malignant melano ...
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By playing it safe and using a two-pronged attack, a novel designer molecule fights malignant melano ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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"1. An abnormally black or melanistic animal; a black animal that would normally be colored." --Cent. Dict.
June 15, 2011