flavismo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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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