• (a.) Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi, or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black hair.
Xan`tho·mel'a·nous adjective [ Prefix xantho- + Greek ..., ..., black.] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi, or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black hair.