Etymology: Greek phaios dusky, gray + English -ism; akin to Greek phaidros bright, Lithuanian giedras bright, clear, Latvian gàiss air, weather
: incomplete melanism in a butterfly
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phaeˈism noun
Duskiness, incomplete melanism (in butterflies)
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Main Entry: ↑phaeic
Useful english dictionary. 2012.