Definition of pinnaglobin
:a brown respiratory pigment in the blood of a mollusk of the genus Pinna that is apparently similar to hemocyanin but contains manganese in place of copper
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Origin and Etymology of pinnaglobin
New Latin 2Pinna + English globin
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