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melanophore A cell (chromatophore) containing melanin or other black pigment. mesocoracoid A bone of the pectoral arch or shoulder girdle. mesopelagic Refers to the region of the open ocean between 200 m and 1000 m in depth. mesopelagic fishes Fishes that live in the mesopelagic zone. midwater
The pigment comes from a specific cell called a melanophore, which produce the compound melanin. [27] [28] There are four other subspecies of this salamander, [29] and they have varying levels of melanin pigmentation. [28] [30] [31] The subspecies have yellow spots in different concentrations or proportions.
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The word itself comes from the Greek words chrōma (χρῶμα) meaning "colour," and phoros (φόρος) meaning "bearing". In contrast, the word chromatocyte ( kytos ( κύτος ) meaning "cell") was adopted for the cells responsible for colour found in birds and mammals.
Albinism results in the reduction of melanin production only, though the melanocyte (or melanophore) is still present. Thus in species that have other pigment cell-types, for example xanthophores, albinos are not entirely white, but instead display a pale yellow color.
The stem of a plant, especially a woody one; also used to mean a rootstock, or particularly a basal stem structure or storage organ from which new growth arises. Compare lignotuber. caudiciform Stem-like or caudex-like; sometimes used to mean "pachycaul", meaning "thick-stemmed". caudicle diminutive of caudex.
Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini Dictionary definition entries. A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical and stroke for logographic languages), which may include information on definitions ...
A general term for a structure by which an object hangs (from Greek language kremastos, meaning "hung up"); for example in entomology: in some Lepidoptera, including most butterflies, the pupa attaches to a surface by the cremaster, a structure at the tip of the pupal abdomen. The cremaster is the homologue of the anal plate of the caterpillar.