any light-producing organ in animals, esp in certain fishes
photophore in American English
(ˈfoʊtəˌfɔr)
noun
a light organ in bioluminescent animals containing reflective tissue and light-producing cells
Word origin
photo- + -phore
photophore in American English
(ˈfoutəˌfɔr, -ˌfour)
noun
Zoology
a luminous organ found in certain fishes and crustaceans
Word origin
[1880–85; photo- + -phore]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, impressionism, irredentist, pari-mutuel, quotation markphoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocell, photogenic, photolithography, photopathy, photosensitivity; -phore is a combining form meaning “bearer of,” “thing or part bearing” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -phore include: carpophore, chromatophore, lophophore, pneumatophore, zygophore
Examples of 'photophore' in a sentence
photophore
The proportions of metabolites were quite distinct for each photophore.
Yasumaru Hatanaka, Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Irnayuli R. Sitepu, Yasuko Sakihama, DongyeopKim, Reika Isoda, Takashi Murotani, Masashi Okamoto, Haruka Ikemoto, Yasuyuki Muto,Munenori Sakurai, Yuta Murai, Wataru Hisano, Lei Wang, Makoto Hashimoto 2013, 'Distinct Metabolites for Photoreactive l-Phenylalanine Derivatives in Klebsiella sp.CK6 Isolated from Rhizosphere of a Wild Dipterocarp Sapling', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/7/8393. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)