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

Related terms

• flavedo
• flavescente
• flavizie
• flavo