chromatophore

chromatophore

English

Etymology

chromato- (“color”) +‎ -phore (“bearer”)

Noun

chromatophore (plural chromatophores)

1. A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals

   Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour.

Related terms

• chromatophoral

Translations

pigment-bearing cell or structure

Catalan: cromatòfor m Esperanto: kromatoforo (eo) French: chromatophore (fr) m Galician: cromatóforo m Hebrew: כרומטופור‎ m (kromatofor)

Italian: cromatoforo (it) m Portuguese: cromatóforo m Russian: хроматофор (ru) m (xromatofor) Spanish: cromatóforo m

See also

• chromatophore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• http://tolweb.org/accessory/Cephalopod_Chromatophore?acc_id=2038
• http://www.clarku.edu/departments/biology/biol201/CSantos/Colored%20Chromatophores.htm