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chromatophore Definition

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chromatophore
noun(chro-mato-phore)
a pigment-bearing cell; especially : one of the cells of an animal integument capable of causing integumentary color changes by expanding or contracting
chromatophore
noun(chro-mato-phore)
the organelle of photosynthesis in photosynthetic bacteria (such as the cyanobacteria); broadly : chromoplast, chloroplast

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