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albino

al-ˈbī-(ˌ)nō 3 syllables uncommon

  1. noun.an organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation; especially: a human being who is congenitally deficient in pigment and usually has a milky or translucent skin, white or colorless hair, and eyes with pink or blue iris and deep-red pupil

  2. adjective.exhibiting the deficient pigmentation characteristic of albinos

    • albino sharks
    • The Draize test commonly uses six rabbits (preferably of the albino strain because of the clarity of their red eyes) to test a substance for eye irritancy.

Origin

borrowed from Spanish & Portuguese; Portuguese albino, borrowed from Spanish, noun derivative of albino, adjective, "lacking in pigment," from albo "white" (borrowed from Latin albus) + -ino.

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