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melanoderm

American

[muh-lan-uh-durm, mel-uh-nuh-] / məˈlæn əˌdɜrm, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun

a person with dark pigmentation of the skin.

Etymology

Origin of melanoderm

First recorded in 1920–25; melano- + -derm

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