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albino

al·bi·no [ al bnō ] (plural al·bi·nos)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. person or animal lacking pigmentation: a person or animal whose skin and hair lack pigmentation and whose irises are pink because of a hereditary condition albinism

2. plant lacking coloration: a plant that lacks pigmentation in its coloration because of a hereditary condition albinism

[Early 18th century. < Portuguese< Latin albus "white"]
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