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albino

/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

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What does albino mean?

adjective

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

noun

  1. A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

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IPA pronunciation

/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

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These investigators removed the ovaries from an albino guinea-pig, and in their place substituted the ovaries of a black guinea-pig.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
“How much, gentlemen, for this real Albino!--fit fancy-girl for any one! She enjoys good health, and has a sweet temper. How much do you say?”
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
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Apparently it is simply an albino of the Cuthbert, for to all intents and purposes it is this favorite berry with the exception of its color.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
What is it that in the Albino man so peculiarly repels and often shocks the eye, as that sometimes he is loathed by his own kith and kin!
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
There is a case of a brother and sister who were albinos, the parents being of ordinary color but the grandfather an albino.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747