albino

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

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

Noun

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.

Concepten

albino

Synoniemen

albinism

blonde

fair

half-breed

monkey

🐒

pale

white

melanin-deficient organism

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ælˈbiːnəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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”).

Zinnen

A so-called " golden giant danio ", sometimes seen , is in reality a partial albino fish .

Een zogenaamde "Golden Giant Danio", soms gezien, is in werkelijkheid een gedeeltelijke albinovissen.