"chromatophore" meaning in English

See chromatophore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chromatophores [plural]
Etymology: From chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chromato|phore|gloss1=color|gloss2=bearer}} chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chromatophore (plural chromatophores)
  1. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals Derived forms: chromatophoric, chromatophorotropic Related terms: chromatophoral, chromophore Translations (pigment-bearing cell or structure): cromatòfor [masculine] (Catalan), 色素細胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 色素细胞 (sè sù xì bāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kromatoforo (Esperanto), chromatophore [masculine] (French), cromatóforo [masculine] (Galician), כרומטופור (kromatofor) [masculine] (Hebrew), cromatoforo [masculine] (Italian), 色素胞 (shikisohou) (alt: しきそほう) (Japanese), cromatóforo [masculine] (Portuguese), хроматофор (xromatofor) [masculine] (Russian), cromatóforo [masculine] (Spanish), tế bào sắc tố (Vietnamese)

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