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noʊ noun, plural al·bi·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.
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| —n , pl -nos | |
| 1. | a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair |
| 2. | any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment |
| [C18: via Portuguese from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus] | |
| albinic | |
| —adj | |
| albin'istic | |
| —adj | |
| albinism | |
| —n | |
| albinotic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
| 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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Example sentences
Meanwhile, the albino whale has been eluding harpooners, and bears the scars of many failed attacks against him.
One shows a red-eyed albino squirrel, a common sight on campus.
All were various shades of tan and brown, except for the albino lab rats.
Rare albino alligators and the reptile nursery are featured exhibits near the snack bar and gift shop.
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