Chromatophore

//krəˈmætəˌfɔr// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals

    "Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour."

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"Cuttlefish skin contains chromatophores that enable it to change colour."

Etymology

From chromato- (“color”) + -phore (“bearer”).

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