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TAKE THE QUIZmelanophore
noun
me·la·no·phore
mə-ˈla-nə-ˌfȯr
ˈme-lə-nə-
plural melanophores
: a melanin-containing chromatophore cell especially of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles that is similar to a mammalian melanocyte
Fishes rely on melanins. These compounds, ranging in color from brown to black, are produced in tiny granules called melanosomes; these granules move around within large branching cells called melanophores.—
Joe Levine
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