chromatophore
noun
a cell containing pigment, especially one that through contraction and expansion produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes.
chromatophoric
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a word derived from
chromatophore.
Example Sentences
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The larvæ of certain moths, beetles, and butterflies also possess the chromatophoric function.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
The theory that light acts directly on the chromatophoric cells has been proved to be incorrect.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
He remarked that the plaice—a fish with a white under-surface and a party-colored back—had the chromatophoric function highly developed.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
A large number of the lower animals possess the chromatophoric function.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
Lister, in 1858, showed that animals with imperfect eyesight were not good tinctumutants, notwithstanding the fact that they had the chromatophoric function.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
