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 A Noun Cell Melanophore Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Me·La·No·Phore

Title melanophore
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
me·la·no·phore
 \\mə-ˈla-nə-ˌfȯr, ˈme-lə-nə-\\ noun
 DATE  1903
: a melanin-containing cell especially of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
melano·phore
\ˈmelənəˌfō(ə)r, mə̇ˈlan-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: melan- + -phore
: a chromatophore containing melanin : a black or brown pigment cell
• melano·phor·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fȯrik,  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\ adjective

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