Results for Chromatophore

Definitions of Chromatophore:

1. A colored plastid, due to the presence of chlorophyl, found in certain forms of protozoa. 2. A pigment- bearing cell found chiefly in the skin, mucous membrane, and chorioid coat of the eye, and also in melanomas.

Usage examples for Chromatophore:

• As soon as a ramification of a chromatophore comes in contact with a blood- vessel the whole mass of the chromatophore creeps gradually on the blood- vessel and forms a complete sheath around the vessel, until finally all the chromatophores form a sheath around the vessels and no more pigment cells are found in the meshes between the vessels. "Darwin and Modern Science", A.C. Seward and Others