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melanophore
[ muh-lan-uh-fawr, -fohr, mel-uh-nuh- ]
noun
Biology.
- a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
melanophore
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- A pigmented cell that contains melanin, found especially in the skin of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
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Tiny packets of the dark dye melanin, for example, can be spread throughout the tendrils of big "melanophore" cells - or gathered into the centre, to lighten the skin again.
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The smaller frogs were recently metamorphosed as evidenced by the melanophore deposits above the vent.
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