Definition of industrial melanism in English:

industrial melanism

noun

mass nounZoology

The prevalence of dark-coloured varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged than paler forms.
〔动〕工业黑化现象
Example sentencesExamples
- Here are some of his comments regarding his concerns about creationists' misuse of industrial melanism.
- A change in the direction of selective effect on a mutation is unusual, though there are some well-documented cases, such as industrial melanism in moths.
- Recent reports exaggerate the death of industrial melanism as an exemplar of natural selection.
- For 50 years, this interpretation of industrial melanism was just a theory, until an amateur lepidopterist went into the countryside to prove it.

Definition of industrial melanism in US English:

industrial melanism

noun

Zoology

The prevalence of dark-colored varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged against predators than paler forms.
〔动〕工业黑化现象
Example sentencesExamples
- Here are some of his comments regarding his concerns about creationists' misuse of industrial melanism.
- For 50 years, this interpretation of industrial melanism was just a theory, until an amateur lepidopterist went into the countryside to prove it.
- A change in the direction of selective effect on a mutation is unusual, though there are some well-documented cases, such as industrial melanism in moths.
- Recent reports exaggerate the death of industrial melanism as an exemplar of natural selection.

单词	industrial melanism
释义	Definition of industrial melanism in English: industrial melanism noun mass nounZoology The prevalence of dark-coloured varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged than paler forms. 〔动〕工业黑化现象 Example sentencesExamples Here are some of his comments regarding his concerns about creationists' misuse of industrial melanism. A change in the direction of selective effect on a mutation is unusual, though there are some well-documented cases, such as industrial melanism in moths. Recent reports exaggerate the death of industrial melanism as an exemplar of natural selection. For 50 years, this interpretation of industrial melanism was just a theory, until an amateur lepidopterist went into the countryside to prove it. Definition of industrial melanism in US English: industrial melanism noun Zoology The prevalence of dark-colored varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged against predators than paler forms. 〔动〕工业黑化现象 Example sentencesExamples Here are some of his comments regarding his concerns about creationists' misuse of industrial melanism. For 50 years, this interpretation of industrial melanism was just a theory, until an amateur lepidopterist went into the countryside to prove it. A change in the direction of selective effect on a mutation is unusual, though there are some well-documented cases, such as industrial melanism in moths. Recent reports exaggerate the death of industrial melanism as an exemplar of natural selection.
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