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Definition of 'albino'

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albino

(ælbiːnoʊ , US -baɪn- )
Word forms: plural albinos
countable noun
An albino is a person or animal with very white skin, white hair, and pink eyes.
Albino is also an adjective.
...an albino rabbit.
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albino in British

(ælˈbiːnəʊ )
noun plural -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
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Derived forms
albinic (ælˈbɪnɪk ) or albinistic (ˌalbinˈistic)
  adjective
albinism (ˈælbɪˌnɪzəm )
  noun
albinotic (ˌælbɪˈnɒtɪk )
  adjective
Word origin of 'albino'
C18: via Portuguese from Spanish, from albo white, from Latin albus
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albino in American

(ælˈbaɪnoʊ ; albīˈnō; ælˈbinoʊ ; albēˈnō)
nounWord forms: plural alˈbinos
1. 
a person whose skin, hair, and eyes lack normal coloration because of genetic factors: albinos have a white skin, whitish hair, and pink eyes
2. 
any animal or plant abnormally lacking in color
adjective
3. 
designating or of such a person, animal, or plant
an albino monkey
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'albino'
Port, lit., whitish < albo < L albus, white: see elf

Example sentences containing 'albino'

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All that's really missing is the ominous music and an albino monk. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The albino rapper and Aussie babe spent much of their time cosying up to each other. The Sun (2008)

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Nearby words of 'albino'

  • albinal
  • albiness
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  • albino
  • albinoism
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Definition of albino from the Collins English Dictionary

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