Definitions For Leucism

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).

Derived terms

leucistic

Translations

Danish: leucisme, c Dutch: leucisme, n Esperanto: leŭcismo, leŭkismo Finnish: leukismi French: leucisme, 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, m Swedish: leucism, c

Alternative forms

leukism

Etymology

See also

albinism melanism

Anagrams

emulsic

Is Leucism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Leucism is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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