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melanophore
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Coordinate terms
1.2.2
Related terms
1.3
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Etymology
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melano-
+
-phore
Noun
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melanophore
(
plural
melanophores
)
(
biology
)
A cell containing
melanin
or other black pigment, such as are found in
fish
,
amphibians
, and
reptiles
Coordinate terms
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(
types of chromatophore
)
:
erythrophore
iridophore
,
leucophore
xanthophore
Related terms
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melanophoric
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rhopaloneme