albino [al-bahy -noh or, esp. British bee -]
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See more synonyms for albino on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
Origin of albino 1770–80; <
Portuguese, equivalent to
alb(o ) white (<
Latin albus ) +
-ino -ine1 Related forms al·bin·ic [al-bin -ik] /ælˈbɪn ɪk/ al·bi·nal [al -buh -nl] /ˈæl bə nl/ adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for albino blond ,
pale ,
fair ,
straw ,
light ,
champagne ,
sallow ,
platinum ,
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strawberry ,
pearly ,
snowy ,
washed-out ,
fair-haired ,
towheaded ,
flaxen ,
stramineous Examples from the Web for albino Contemporary Examples of albino As for Magician—the strong-willed love interest of Komona, his role was never scripted to be an albino .
Nine burros, 109 beagles, 10 sheep, and 31 albino rats were put in cages and set to face the dirty bomb.
Politicians who want to win elections wear large rings with albino powder hidden inside, she said.
The albino crisis is a bleak spot in a time of economic optimism in Tanzania.
“I feel like I am being hunted,” one albino man, Samuel Mluge, told the New York Times.
Historical Examples of albino He had never seen an albino before, and, indeed, he did not know what one was.
The albino had just now crept through the country of the Mambava.
Albino : a colorless individual of a species that is normally colored.
Well, what of it, even if Lucy were an albino and Perry had scratched her?
The albino argument was by no means final, could not be made definite.
British Dictionary definitions for albino a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment Show More
Derived Forms albinic (ælˈbɪnɪk ) or albinistic , adjective albinism (ˈælbɪˌnɪzəm ), noun albinotic (ˌælbɪˈnɒtɪk ), adjective Word Origin for albino C18: via Portuguese from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus
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Word Origin and History for albino n. 1777, from Spanish or Portuguese albino , from Latin albus "white" (see alb ). Used by Portuguese of white-spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity. A female albino formerly was an albiness (1808).
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A person or an animal lacking normal pigmentation, resulting in abnormally pale or white skin and hair and pink or blue eyes with a deep-red pupil. Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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. Show More
Related forms albinism noun (ăl′ bə-nĭz′əm ) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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