melanophore
[ muh-lan-uh-fawr, -fohr, mel-uh-nuh- ]
/ məˈlæn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈmɛl ə nə- /
|
noun Biology.
a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
Nearby words
melanoleukoderma colli, melanoma, melanomatosis, melanonychia, melanophage, melanophore, melanoplakia, melanosis, melanosis coli, melanosity, melanosome
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for melanophore
The smaller frogs were recently metamorphosed as evidenced by the melanophore deposits above the vent.
Medicine definitions for melanophore
melanophore
[ mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə- ]
n.
A pigment cell that contains melanin, especially as found in the skin of amphibians and reptiles.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Science definitions for melanophore
melanophore
[ mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə- ]
A pigmented cell that contains melanin, found especially in the skin of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.