albino — meaning in English

English meaning

• Albin name A male given name derived from the Latin word for "white," historically also linked to a Germanic name meaning "elf friend."
• albino adjective Lacking the usual pigment in skin, hair, feathers, or eyes from birth.

Senses

albino is used for these senses in English:

• Albin A en given name.
• albino Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
• albino (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 — full definition

1. adjective Lacking the usual pigment in skin, hair, feathers, or eyes from birth.
2. noun A person or animal born without the usual pigmentation in their skin, hair, or eyes.

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