albino
noun
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
albinos
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pluralof albino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These bison lack the red eyes and pink nose of true albinos.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023
The high temperatures are especially risky for people like teenage sisters Matilde and Angelica Aureli from Rome, who during extreme heat can only venture outside after 9 p.m. because they are albinos.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
While leucistic creatures don’t have the same red or pink eyes as albinos, they also end up with lighter-colored features.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
“Right now we have albinos who are doctors, nurses … success stories on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus. We also have to talk about them to inspire others,” Mudzimu said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2020
Thus, where two brothers married two sisters all the seven children were perfect albinos, although none of the parents or their relatives were albinos.
From Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin by W. P. (William Platt) Ball
