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单词 lutino
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lutinoadj.n.

/luːˈtiːnəʊ/
Forms: Also Lutino.
Etymology: < Latin lūteus yellow + -ino, after albino n. and adj.
Ornithology.
A. adj.
Of a bird: having plumage that is yellower than is usual for the species.
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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective] > having particular or same colour feathers > having plumage that is yellower than usual
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1919 C. P. Arthur Budgerigars & Cockateels 9 The father of my Lutino Budgerigars, pure yellow with pink eyes, which I bred in 1887, never had any long flight feathers for years.
1952 L. P. Luke Lovebirds & Parrotlets xvi. 83 At least two British breeders have produced lutino Nyasas [sc. Nyasaland lovebirds].
1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. 16/5 Best novice and best adult was a lutino cock, benched by J. K. Ivor, Longtown.
1986 Los Angeles Times 2 Sept. ii. 5/1 The Avian Husbandry Program, in which children select a Lutino Cockatiel chick at birth and hand-feed and care for it until it is ready to be taken home.
B. n.
A lutino bird (usually a cage bird of the parrot family).
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1935 N. W. Cayley Budgerigars in Bush & Aviary 115 There has been no recorded occurrence of Albinos or Lutinos in Australia.
1945 All Pets Mag. Oct. 17/3 When the Lutino or Albino is used, it must be remembered that these are genetically Green or Yellow and Blue or White birds respectively.
1983 R. M. Martin Encycl. Aviculture 122 The production of unmarked (Clear) Lutinos is furthered by the use of Dark Greens as outcrosses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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