chromatophore

English

Etymology

chromato- (“color”) +‎ -phore (“bearer”)

Noun

chromatophore (plural chromatophores)

1. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals

   Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour.

Derived terms

• chromatophoric
• chromatophorotropic

 

Related terms

• chromatophoral

Translations

pigment-bearing cell or structure

• Catalan: cromatòfor m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 色素細胞／色素细胞 (sè sù xì bāo)

• Esperanto: kromatoforo (eo)
• French: chromatophore (fr) m
• Galician: cromatóforo m
• Hebrew: כרומטופור m (kromatofor)
• Italian: cromatoforo (it) m
• Japanese: 色素胞 (しきそほう, shikisohou)
• Portuguese: cromatóforo m
• Russian: хроматофор (ru) m (xromatofor)
• Spanish: cromatóforo m
• Vietnamese: tế bào sắc tố

See also

• chromophore
• chromatophore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• http://tolweb.org/accessory/Cephalopod_Chromatophore?acc_id=2038