albino (redirected from true albino)

al·bi·no  (l-bn)

n. pl. al·bi·nos

1. 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.

2. A plant that lacks chlorophyll.

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[Portuguese, from albo, white, from Latin albus; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

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albino [ælˈbiːnəʊ]

n pl -nos

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment

[via Portuguese from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus]

albinic  [ælˈbɪnɪk], albinistic adj

albinism  [ˈælbɪˌnɪzəm] n

albinotic  [ˌælbɪˈnɒtɪk] adj

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albino  (l-bn)

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.

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albinism noun (lb-nzm)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

albino - a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual

Translations

albino [ælˈbiːnəʊ]

A. ADJ → albino

B. N → albino/a m/f

albino [ælˈbiːnəʊ]

n (= person, animal) → albinos mf

adj [person, animal] → albinos inv

albino

n → Albino m

adj → Albino-; albino rabbit → Albinokaninchen nt

albino [ælˈbiːnəʊ] adj & n → albino/a