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al•bi•no



Pronunciation: (al-bī'nō or, esp. Brit., -bē'-), [key]
n.,
pl. -nos.

1. a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
2. an animal or plant with a marked deficiency in pigmentation.
3. Philately.an embossed stamp accidentally left without ink.

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