porphyropsin

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noun

Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish

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Meanings

nounporphyropsin (plural porphyropsins)

plural porphyropsins

  1. Any of a group of purple carotenoid pigments, similar to rhodopsin, in the retinas of some fish
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