flavismo

Italian

Etymology

From flav(o) (“yellow, blond”) +‎ -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flaˈvi.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: fla‧vì‧smo

Noun

flavismo m (plural flavismi)

  1. (biology) a hereditary anomaly in animals, consisting in a yellowish color of the skin, hair or feathers
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