xantholeucophore

noun

xan·​tho·​leucophore

¦zan(t)(ˌ)thō+

: a leucophore (as of a frog) containing yellow pigment as well as guanine compare xanthophore

Word History

Etymology

xanth- + leucophore

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Rhymes for xantholeucophore

• coffer
• offer
• proffer
• scoffer
• counteroffer