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albino
[ al-bahy-nohor, especially British, -bee- ]
noun
plural albinos.
- a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- an animal or plant with a marked deficiency in pigmentation.
- Philately. an embossed stamp accidentally left without ink.
albino
/ ˌælbɪˈnɒtɪk; ælˈbiːnəʊ; ælˈbɪnɪk; ˈælbɪˌnɪzəm /
noun
- a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair
- any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment
albino
/ ăl-bī′nō /
- An organism lacking normal pigmentation or coloration. Animals that are albinos lack pigmentation due to a congenital absence of melanin. In humans and other mammals, albinos have white hair, pale skin, and usually pinkish eyes. Plants that are albinos lack normal amounts of chlorophyll or other pigments.
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Derived Forms
- albinic, adjective
- albinotic, adjective
- albinism, noun
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Other Words From
- al·bin·ic [al-, bin, -ik], al·bi·nal [al, -b, uh, -nl], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of albino1
C18: via Portuguese from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus
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