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Albino : (noun)
1: a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky
skin; eyes are usually pink
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Albino : \Al*bi"no\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Albinos. [Sp. or Pg.
albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.]
A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some
defect of organization the substance which gives color to the
skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An
albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same
color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris.
The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice,
elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from
the absence of chlorophyll. --Amer. Cyc.
Note: The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to
negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were
mottled with white spots.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Albino : Albino: A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have had partial or complete albinism. Based on the Latin albus for white. See also:
Albinism.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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