albino

/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

UK: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/

albino

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Definition

Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus * Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).