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chromatophore, chromatophoric
1. A pigment-containing or pigment-producing cell, especially in certain lizards and aquatic species, that by expansion or contraction can change the color of their skins; for example, the octopi, squids, chameleons, and some frogs contain these cells. Also called pigment cell.
2. A specialized pigment-bearing organelle in certain photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria.
This entry is located in the following units: chromato-, chromat-, chromo-, chrom-, chro-, -chrome, -chromasia, -chromia, -chromatism, -chromatic, -chromatically, -chromy (page 3) phoro-, phor-, -phora, -phorous, -phoresis, -phore, -phori, -phoria + (page 2)