albino
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.
Origin of albino
1Other words from albino
- al·bin·ic [al-bin-ik], /ælˈbɪn ɪk/, al·bi·nal [al-buh-nl], /ˈæl bə nl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for albino
/ (ælˈbiːnəʊ) /
a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair
any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment
Origin of albino
1Derived forms of albino
- albinic (ælˈbɪnɪk) or albinistic, adjective
- albinism (ˈælbɪˌnɪzəm), noun
- albinotic (ˌælbɪˈnɒtɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for 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.
Other words from albino
- albinism noun (ăl′bə-nĭz′əm)
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