albino
Pronunciation: /alˈbiːnəʊ/
noun ( plural albinos)
- a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair (which are white) and the eyes (which are usually pink): these individuals have normal-coloured eyes and are thus easily distinguished from albinos
- informal an abnormally white animal or plant:
Origin:
early 18th century: from Portuguese (originally denoting albinos among African blacks) and Spanish, from albo (from Latin albus 'white') + the suffix -ino (see -ine1)