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