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melanian, a.2 and n.2 Zool.|mɪˈleɪnɪən|
[f. mod.L. Melania, the typical genus of the Melaniidæ (f. Gr. µελαν-, µέλας black) + -an.]
a. adj. Of or belonging to the Melaniidæ, a family of fresh-water snails.
b. n. A member of this family.
1839Penny Cycl. XV. 76 Melanians, Lamarck's name for a family of fluviatile, testaceous, operculated Mollusks. |