a circular light-producing organ on the surface of a fish
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A photophore is a light-emitting organ which appears as luminous spots on various marine animals, including fish and cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye; equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters and reflectors. The light can be produced from compounds during the digestion of prey, from specialized mitochondria...
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• (n.) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes. • (n.) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
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light-emitting organ present in fireflies and certain other bioluminescent animals. Photophores are glandular in origin and produce light by a ... [8 related articles]
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an organ that emits light.
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1. A lamp with reflector used in laryngoscopy and in the examination of other internal parts of the body. ... 2. In bacteriology, the organ producing intracellular bioluminescence in certain organisms. ... Origin: photo-+ G. Phoros, bearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Pho'to·phore noun [
Photo- + Greek ... to bear.]
1. (Medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
2. (Zoology) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′tō-fōr Definitions: 1. In bacteriology, the organ producing intracellular bioluminescence in certain organisms.
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a circular light-producing organ on the surface of a fish
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photophore A luminous light organ on many deep sea and some nocturnal fish, squids, and shrimps.
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