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melano- definition

melano- (mel′ə nō, mə lan′ə)

  1. black, very dark melanous
  2. of melanin melanocyte

Etymology: < Gr melas (gen. melanos), black < IE base *mel-, dark, dirty > Sans mala-, dirt, MHG mal, a spot

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