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industrial melanism

in·dus·tri·al mel·a·nism


noun 
Definition:
 
environmentally-induced dark coloration: the increase in the numbers of animals, especially moths, with dark coloration in places where industries create a lot of black smoke and predators more easily feed on lighter individuals

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