Definitions for photophore

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photophore pho·to·phore

Spelling: [foh-tuh-fawr, -fohr]

IPA: /ˈfoʊ təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/

Photophore is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in photophore (ehhooopprt).

Definitions for photophore

noun

1. a luminous organ found in certain fishes and crustaceans.

Origin of photophore

First recorded in 1880-85; photo- + -phore

Examples for photophore

If the photophore is unavailable, a hot-water bottle may be applied.

This arrangement supplies radiant heat and is called a photophore (See Fig. 3).