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pterorhodin

pterorhodin noun: a red pigment in the melanophores of tree frogs.

Noun

pterorhodin (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment in the melanophores of tree frogs.
    Synonyms:
    rhodopterin

Synonyms of pterorhodin

Forms of pterorhodin

alternative formpterorhodine

Questions about pterorhodin

What does pterorhodin mean?
Pterorhodin means a red pigment in the melanophores of tree frogs.
What part of speech is pterorhodin?
Pterorhodin is a noun.

Words near pterorhodin in the dictionary

  1. pteropods
  2. pteropsin
  3. pteropsins
  4. pteroptochid
  5. pteroptochids
  6. pterorhodin
  7. pterorhodine
  8. pterosaur
  9. pterosauri
  10. pterosaurian
  11. pterosaurians

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