noun
- organisms, especially animals, that exhibit melanism (an increased amount of dark pigmentation)
Usage: biology
Examples
- The researcher studied melanics in the moth population.
- Black panthers are melanics of leopards or jaguars.
- Melanics have a survival advantage in polluted environments.
- The genetic mutation that produces melanics is well documented.
- Industrial melanism created more melanics in urban bird populations.
- Scientists compared melanics to their normally pigmented counterparts.