erythrism

English

Orthopterans, particularly certain katydids and acridids, are susceptible to a particularly extreme form of all-body erythrism. (Pictured: green-striped grasshopper nymph, Chortophaga viridifasciata.)

Etymology

By surface analysis, erythr- (“red”) +‎ -ism (noun suffix).

Noun

erythrism (countable and uncountable, plural erythrisms)

1. (zoology) An abnormally red or pink pigmentation found in certain animals.

   Synonym: erythrochroism

   Coordinate terms: albinism, leucism, melanism, xanthism

Derived terms

• erythrismal
• erythristic

Translations

abnormal red pigmentation in animals

• Dutch: erythrisme n
• French: érythrisme (fr) m
• Polish: erytryzm m
• Russian: эритри́зм (ru) m (eritrízm)

References

• erythrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Erythrism on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons