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albino

1. a person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair
2. any animal or plant that is deficient in pigment
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

albino

[al′bī·nō]
(biology)
A human or animal with a congenital deficiency of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
(botany)
An abnormal plant with colorless chromatophores.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Kazungu said a four-year-old albino boy had been missing since October 2018 from the village of Cendajuri near the Tanzanian border, but that he had "no hope" of finding him alive.Some experts believe the demand for albino body parts in Tanzania -- where such attacks are the most prevalent -- has fuelled such killings in border areas.
Steve was too far away to be able to see the squirrel's eye colour, with red eyes meaning the creature would be an albino, while black would mean it is a true white squirrel.
It's an albino hedgehog.' "I quickly got my phone out and zoomed in to take a few photos which sadly aren't the best quality.
Francis Masambuka, an albino activist, welcomed the project but stressed that it wasn't a cure-all solution to attacks on people with the condition, which causes a lack of skin pigmentation.
Albino's DNA was found at the victim's back pocket but he claimed to have paid the complainant for drugs earlier.
Albinos, who lack pigment in skin, eyes and hair, are among groups targeted by assailants who kill them or chop off their limbs.
Chairman of the South Sudanese Youth Union, Dr Albino Bol, for his part, stressed that the Union is working to make use of the Sudanese youth experiences in management of projects , especially in field sof productive and erasing technological illiteracy projects.
Northumbria Police Tweeted: "Our front office were in for a shock today when a 6ft albino corn snake was handed in after being found slithering down an alley off Dean Street!
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