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单词 photophore
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Definition of photophore in English:

photophore

noun ˈfəʊtə(ʊ)fɔːˈfōdəˌfôr
Zoology
  • A light-producing organ in certain fishes and other animals.

    〔动〕(某些鱼和其他动物的)发光器官

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Deep sea fish have organs called photophores which create a center for the bioluminescent reactions.
    • Some, like fireflies, produce light in special organs called photophores.
    • Jellies are everywhere in sizes and shapes that defy description, their bodies radiant ripples of photophores.
    • Eyelightfish have a blunt snout, a large upturned mouth, a deeply forked caudal fin, and a light-emitting organ, called a photophore, under each eye.
    • Rhadinesthes decimus also has a barbel that extends about half the length of the head and has photophores and luminous material near the stem.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phōtophoros 'light-bearing'.

Definition of photophore in US English:

photophore

nounˈfōdəˌfôr
Zoology
  • A light-producing organ in certain fishes and other animals.

    〔动〕(某些鱼和其他动物的)发光器官

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Deep sea fish have organs called photophores which create a center for the bioluminescent reactions.
    • Eyelightfish have a blunt snout, a large upturned mouth, a deeply forked caudal fin, and a light-emitting organ, called a photophore, under each eye.
    • Some, like fireflies, produce light in special organs called photophores.
    • Jellies are everywhere in sizes and shapes that defy description, their bodies radiant ripples of photophores.
    • Rhadinesthes decimus also has a barbel that extends about half the length of the head and has photophores and luminous material near the stem.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phōtophoros ‘light-bearing’.

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