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Definition of: chromatophore
(krō′mə·tə·fôr′, -fōr′) noun
1. Zool. One of the pigment-bearing sacs with contractile walls by which changes of color are effected in various animals, as in chameleons; a pigment cell.
2. Bot. A pigment-bearing plastid found in diatoms and other plants.
—chro·ma·to·phor·ic (krō′mə·tə·fôr′ik, -for′-), chro·ma·toph·o·rous (krō′mə·tof′ə·rəs) adjective
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