The albinistic is the lightest coloured, almost white; common and menil are darker, and melanistic is very dark, even black (easily confused with the Sika Deer). From Wordnik.com. [Popular in the last 8 hours] Reference
A-- what's awesome about pythons -- and this is a really cool one -- this is an albinistic python. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2005] Reference
Because White olms produce melanin when kept in sunlight (and are thus not albinistic as sometimes implied), the difference in colour between the two forms is not unexpected. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
It is albinistic or illustrates albinism. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference
"melanistic" and "albinistic". From Wordnik.com. [Popular in the last 8 hours] Reference
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