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单词 leucistic
释义

Definition of leucistic in English:

leucistic

adjectiveluːˈsɪstɪk
Zoology
  • (of an animal) having whitish fur, plumage, or skin due to a lack of pigment.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Everyone agreed that it was an ‘albino’ - actually, more correctly a leucistic bird, since it had dark eyes, some yellow color on head and sides, and a little grey patterning on the tail.

Origin

From leuco- 'white' + the adjectival suffix -istic.

 
 
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