photophore
English edit
Etymology edit
From photo- (“light”) + -phore (“bearer”).
Noun edit
photophore (plural photophores)
- (biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
- (medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
Translations edit
light-emitting organ
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
photophore m (plural photophores)
- (biology) photophore
- lantern
- 1921, Henri-René Lenormand, Le Simoun[1]:
- Un photophore éclaire la pièce.
- A lantern lights the room.
Further reading edit
- “photophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.