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Erythrism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erythrism or erythrochroism refers to an unusual reddish pigmentation of an animal's body, hair, skin, feathers, or eggshells. Causes of erythrism include •genetic mutations which cause an absence ...
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Definition of erythrism in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of erythrism. Pronunciation of erythrism. Translations of erythrism. erythrism synonyms, erythrism antonyms. Information about erythrism in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Also found in: Medical ... Unusual red pigmentation, as of hair or plumage.
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erythrism definition. ery·thrism (er′i t̸hriz′əm). noun. unusual redness, esp. of the hair of mammals or the feathers of birds. Etymology: erythr(o)- + -ism ...
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Definition of erythrism from The American Heritage Medical Dictionary. ... Dictionary Home » The American Heritage Medical Dictionary » erythrism...
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a condition marked by exceptional prevalence of red pigmentation (as in hair or feathers). — er·y·thris·tic \ˌer-ə-ˈthris-tik\ also er·y·thris·mal ...
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Definition of erythrism from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
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Erythrism: words in the definition ... (n.) A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism. ... Dictionary > Epj-Ery > Erythrism...
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When Brown and Amadon (1968, Eagles, hawks and falcons of the world, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., p. 41) stated that erythrism is known in Red-tailed Hawks, ... The bird showed the erythrism in the wing feathers only, par- ticularly the primaries and secondaries, but also in the upper wing coverts and alulas.
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There is evidence of erythrism in wild Turkeys also from Arkansas and Mississippi. Mr. Mark Block sent color transparencies and a humeral feather from a brownish-red adult male taken about two years ago in Arkansas County, Arkansas by Mr. C. Elmer Bohnert.
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