† ornithomelanismn.Obsoleterare melanism in a bird.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1857 R. G. MayneExpos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Ornithomelanismus, term by Balsamus Crivelli for a special affection of many birds, in which the feathers become black: ornithomelanism.