[al-bahy-noh or, especially Brit., -bee-] 
| 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. |
[al-bin-ik] , al⋅bi⋅nal [al-buh-nl] , adjective 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.
| albino (āl-bī'nō) Pronunciation Key
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. albinism noun (āl'bə-nĭz'əm) |
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