photophore
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From photo- (“light”) + -phore (“bearer”).
Noun[edit]
photophore (plural photophores)
- (biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
- (medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
Translations[edit]
light-emitting organ
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
photophore m (plural photophores)
- (biology) photophore
- lantern
- 1921, Henri-René Lenormand, Le Simoun[1]:
- Un photophore éclaire la pièce.
- A lantern lights the room.
Further reading[edit]
- “photophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.