Definition of Xanthochroism. Meaning of Xanthochroism. Synonyms of Xanthochroism

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Definition of Xanthochroism

Xanthochroism
Xanthochroism Xan*thoch"ro*ism, n. Abnormal coloration of feathers in which yellow replaces the normal color, as in certain parrots. It is commonly due to lack of the dark pigment which with yellow forms green.

Meaning of Xanthochroism from wikipedia

- Xanthochromism (also called xanthochroism or xanthism), from the Gr**** xanthos (ξανθός) "yellow" and chroma (χρώμα) "color", is an unusually yellow pigmentation...
- Higgins et al., p. 679. Higgins et al., p. 680. Wall, L. E. (1967). "Xanthochroism in scarlet robin, Petroica multicolor, and flame robin, P. phoenicea"...
- (Sachdev) (miss) strisciando (Howard) ascian (Dedhia) Purana (Gopal) xanthochroism (Muthusamy) clafouti, clafoutis (Vogoti) (miss) tules (Sundar) (miss)...