How to use photophore in a sentence
The skin in Porichthys is naked, and the photophores arise from a modification of its epidermis.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanEntirely different are the photophores in the midshipman or singing-fish (Porichthys), a genus of toad-fishes or Batrachoididæ.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThese are known as luminous organs, phosphorescent organs, or photophores.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for photophore
photophore
/ (ˈfəʊtəˌfɔː) /
noun
zoology any light-producing organ in animals, esp in certain fishes
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