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albinal

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al⋅bi⋅no

  [al-bahy-noh or, especially Brit., -bee-]
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–noun, plural -nos.
1. a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
2. an animal or plant with a marked deficiency in pigmentation.
3. Philately. an embossed stamp accidentally left without ink.
Origin:
1770–80; < Pg, equiv. to alb(o) white (< L albus) + -ino -ine 1

Related forms:
al⋅bin⋅ic  [al-bin-ik] , al⋅bi⋅nal  [al-buh-nl] , adjective
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albino 
1777, from Sp. or Port. albino, from L. albus "white" (see alb). Used by Portuguese of white-spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: al·bi·no
Pronunciation: al-'bI-(")nO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nos
: an organism exhibitingdeficient pigmentation; especially : a human being who is congenitally deficient in pigment and usually has a milky or translucent skin, white or colorless hair, and eyes with pink orblue iris and deep-red pupil —compare MELANO —al·bin·ic /-'bin-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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albino al·bi·no (āl-bī'nō)
n. pl. al·bi·nos
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.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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