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chromatophores

chromatophores is the plural of chromatophore.

Meaning of chromatophore

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.

Questions about chromatophores

What is chromatophores the plural of?
Chromatophores is the plural of chromatophore.

Words near chromatophores in the dictionary

  1. chromatophilic
  2. chromatophils
  3. chromatophobia
  4. chromatophoral
  5. chromatophore
  6. chromatophores
  7. chromatophoric
  8. chromatophoroma
  9. chromatophoromas
  10. chromatophorotropic
  11. chromatoplasm

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