"leucophore" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2006, Luciana Borrelli, Francesca Gherardi, Graziano Fiorito, A Catalogue of Body Patterning in Cephalopoda, page 216:",
          "text": "When the overlying chromatophores are fully contracted, the underlying leucophores reflect the light making the papillae appear “chalky white”.",
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          "ref": "2009, Masato Kinoshita, Kenji Murata, Kiyoshi Naruse, Minoru Tanaka, Medaka: Biology, Management, and Experimental Protocols, page 121:",
          "text": "Leucophores contain purine in leucosomes and are responsible for white pigmentation in adult medaka.",
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          "text": "Iridophores, formerly known also as guanophores (appearing blue, silver, or gold), and leucophores (white or cream) are non-dendritic cells that contain organelles termed reflective platelets, composed of crystallized guanine.",
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        "(histology) Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light."
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