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chromatophore Definition


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chromatophore
noun
    1. zool.
      A pigment-bearing cell or structure within a cell, which in many animals contains pigment granules that can be dispersed or contracted, so enabling the animal to change colour.
Etymology: 19c: Greek chroma colour + -phore.



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