photophore

English

Etymology

From photo- (“light”) +‎ -phore (“bearer”).

Noun

photophore (plural photophores)

1. (biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
2. (medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light.

Translations

light-emitting organ

• Bulgarian: фосфоресциращ орган m (fosforescirašt organ)
• Finnish: valoelin
• French: photophore (fr)

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

photophore m (plural photophores)

1. (biology) photophore
2. lantern
   • 1921, Henri-René Lenormand, Le Simoun‎^[1]:

     Un photophore éclaire la pièce.

     A lantern lights the room.

Further reading

• “photophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.