photophore

English

Etymology

From photo- (“light”) +‎ -phore (“bearer”)

Noun

photophore (plural photophores)

1. (biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
2. (medicine) A form of endoscope using an electric light.

Translations

light-emitting organ

• Finnish: valoelin
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: photophore (fr)

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French

Noun

photophore m (plural photophores)

1. (biology) photophore

Further reading

• “photophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.