melanocomous
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek black + hair.
Adjective
melanocomous (not comparable)
- (dated, anthropology) Dark or black-haired
- 1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man
- The melanocomous races of men are analogous to animals with black hair
- 1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man
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