Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

    albino-

More definitions
  • having albinism

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is an albino.

    Том — альбінос. — deniko

  2. I saw an albino squirrel today.

    ruСегодня я видел белку-альбиноса. — marafon

    deIch habe heute ein Albinoeichhörnchen gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Today I saw an albino squirrel.

    deIch hab heute ein Albino-Eichhörnchen gesehen. — Vortarulo

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  4. I think albino raccoons look strange.

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  5. Boldi believed that albino people were cursed.

Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
congenitally lacking melanin:

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.

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Synonyms

8 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms
having an excess of melanin:hypermelanistichypermelanoidmelanisticmelanoid

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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