leucism
Syllables: leu·cism/ˈluːsɪzəm/
leucism noun: 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).
Noun
leucism (uncountable)
- 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).
leucism meaning in Tamil and Kannada
leucism in Tamil
- இலூசிய மாற்றம்
leucism in Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಚುವಿಕೆ, ಲ್ಯೂಸಿಸಂ
Forms of leucism
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Origin of leucism
From leuco- + -ism.
Words formed from leucism
Questions about leucism
- What does leucism mean?
- Leucism means 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).
- What is leucism in Tamil?
- Leucism in Tamil is இலூசிய மாற்றம். See Leucism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is leucism?
- Leucism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce leucism?
- Leucism is pronounced /ˈluːsɪzəm/.
Words near leucism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: leucism (page history and authors); leucism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leucism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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