melanin

Noun
  1. Insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers (synset 114781351)
    is a type of: animal pigment - pigment occurring in animals
    substance meronym:
    • feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    • cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

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