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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A yellow to orange chromatophore of a fish, amphibian, or reptile, containing pteridines and carotenoids.
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- noun biology A
xanthochrome -containingchromatophore , frequently alipophore .
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From xantho- + -phore.
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