Albino Definition
ăl-bīnō
albinos
noun
A person or animal lacking normal pigmentation, with the result being that the skin and hair are abnormally white or milky and the eyes have a pink or blue iris and a deep-red pupil.
American Heritage
A person whose skin, hair, and eyes lack normal coloration because of genetic factors: albinos have a white skin, whitish hair, and pink eyes.
Webster's New World
A plant that lacks chlorophyll.
American Heritage
Any animal or plant abnormally lacking in color.
Webster's New World
An individual with albinism.
American Heritage Medicine
adjective
Designating or of such a person, animal, or plant.
An albino monkey.
Webster's New World
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- albinistic
- albinic
- albinal
Other Word Forms of Albino
Noun
Singular:
albino
Plural:
albinosOrigin of Albino
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Ultimately (perhaps via Portuguese) from Spanish from albo white from Latin albus albho- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Portuguese albino, diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).
From Wiktionary
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