leucomelas

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λευκομέλᾱς (leukomélās, grey), from λευκός (leukós, white) +‎ μέλᾱς (mélās, black).

Adjective[edit]

leucomelas

  1. black and white

Usage notes[edit]

  • The original Greek has distinct masculine, feminine and neuter forms, but the same taxonomic form is found modifying masculine, feminine and neuter genus names.

Derived terms[edit]