chromatophore
/krəˈmætəˌfɔr/
chromatophore noun: a pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals.
Noun
chromatophore (plural chromatophores)
chromatophore meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
chromatophore in Tamil
- நிறந்தாங்கி, குரோமட்டோஃபோர், நிறமி செல்
chromatophore in Vietnamese
- pigment-bearing cell or structure
- tế bào sắc tố
Forms of chromatophore
| plural | chromatophores |
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Origin of chromatophore
From chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”).
Words formed from chromatophore
Questions about chromatophore
- What does chromatophore mean?
- Chromatophore means a pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals.
- What is chromatophore in Tamil?
- Chromatophore in Tamil is நிறந்தாங்கி, குரோமட்டோஃபோர், நிறமி செல். See Chromatophore meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chromatophore?
- Chromatophore is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chromatophore?
- Chromatophore is pronounced /krəˈmætəˌfɔr/ (US).
- What is the plural of chromatophore?
- The plural of chromatophore is chromatophores.
Words near chromatophore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chromatophore (page history and authors); chromatophore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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