albino
A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and…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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Meaning
1 senses(countable)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.
Albino
альбино́сalʹbinós, альбино́скаalʹbinóska
a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink
Examples
10 sentencesTom is an albino.
Том — альбінос. — deniko
I saw an albino squirrel today.
ruСегодня я видел белку-альбиноса. — marafon
deIch habe heute ein Albinoeichhörnchen gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Today I saw an albino squirrel.
deIch hab heute ein Albino-Eichhörnchen gesehen. — Vortarulo
I think albino raccoons look strange.
Boldi believed that albino people were cursed.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.
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