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Synonyms for albinos

Grammar : Noun
Spell : al-bahy-noh or, esp. British, -bee-
Phonetic Transcription : ælˈbaɪ noʊ or, esp. British, -ˈbi-

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Définition of albinos

Origin :
  • 1777, from Spanish or Portuguese albino, from Latin albus "white" (see alb). Used by Portuguese of white-spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity. A female albino formerly was an albiness (1808).
  • As in blonde : noun light
Example sentences :
  • The extreme case is that of albinos with no pigment in skin, hair, and iris.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • These albinos are, as it were, like photographic plates exposed but undeveloped.
  • Extract from : « Mendelism » by Reginald Crundall Punnett
  • Variation to full black is frequent, and albinos have been recorded.
  • Extract from : « Animal Life of the British Isles » by Edward Step
  • To Albinos the state of the eyes is their greatest source of inconvenience.
  • Extract from : « The Senses and The Mind » by Anonymous
  • Albinos are not of necessity lacking in mental vigour or capacity.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 » by Various
  • Albinos are not rare; I know of one taken near Saline about 1885.
  • Extract from : « The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan » by Norman Wood
  • Albinos have been found; Baron Schroeder has a beautiful example.
  • Extract from : « About Orchids » by Frederick Boyle
  • The occurrence of albinos is very frequent in troops of the axis.
  • Extract from : « Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon » by J. Emerson Tennent
  • It is said that albinos of seals and deer spring from an egg of about half a foot in length, which forms itself in the earth.
  • Extract from : « The Central Eskimo » by Franz Boas
  • Other instances of albinos are not uncommon, but more among birds than quadrupeds.
  • Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

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