chromatophore
chro·mato·phore
noun \krō-ˈma-tə-ˌfȯr, krə-\Definition of CHROMATOPHORE
1
: a pigment-bearing cell; especially : one of the cells of an animal integument capable of causing integumentary color changes by expanding or contracting
2
: the organelle of photosynthesis in photosynthetic bacteria (as the cyanobacteria); broadly : chromoplast, chloroplast
Origin of CHROMATOPHORE
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First Known Use: circa 1859
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