leucism
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English
Alternative forms
- leukism (rare spelling)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: leu‧cism
Noun
leucism (uncountable)
- (zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).
Derived terms
Translations
partial loss of pigmentation
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Leukismus.
Noun
leucism n (plural leucisme)
Declension
Declension of leucism
| singular | plural | |||
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| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) leucism | leucismul | (niște) leucisme | leucismele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) leucism | leucismului | (unor) leucisme | leucismelor |
| vocative | leucismule | leucismelor | ||