melanocomous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελανοκόμης (melanokómēs), alternative form of μελαγκόμης (melankómēs, “black-haired”) +‎ -ous; from μέλας (mélas, “black”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Adjective

melanocomous (not comparable)

  1. (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
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