leucophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light.

Word forms

leucophore leucophores

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρειν (phérein, “to bear, to carry”).

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