Etymology

leucophore

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Today it means: Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λευκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλευκός“white”
  2. English todayleucophore

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρειν (phérein, “to bear, to carry”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλευκός all →

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