leucism

leucism

English

Alternative forms

• leukism (rare spelling)

Etymology

leuco- +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: leu‧cism

Noun

leucism (uncountable)

1. 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

• leucistic

Translations

partial loss of pigmentation

Danish: leucisme c Dutch: leucisme n Esperanto: leŭcismo, leŭkismo Finnish: leukismi French: leucisme (fr) m, leucistisme m Galician: leucismo m German: Leuzismus m Italian: leucismo m

Lithuanian: leukizmas m Maori: rūkimi Norwegian: Bokmål: leukisme m Nynorsk: leukisme m Polish: leucyzm m Spanish: leucismo (es) m Swedish: leucism c

See also

• albinism
• melanism

Anagrams

• emulsic