"pentachromacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: penta- + chromacy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|chromacy}} penta- + chromacy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pentachromacy (uncountable)
  1. The quality of having five independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. Wikipedia link: pentachromacy Tags: uncountable Related terms: pentachromat, pentachromatic
    Sense id: en-pentachromacy-en-noun-B3sv59gh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with penta-

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