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noun Biology.
- a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
n.
- A pigment cell that contains melanin, especially as found in the skin of amphibians and reptiles.
- A pigmented cell that contains melanin, found especially in the skin of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.