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photophore definition

photo·phore (fōt′ə fôr′)

noun

a light organ in bioluminescent animals containing reflective tissue and light-producing cells

Etymology: photo- + -phore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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