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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A purple pigment similar to rhodopsin, found in the rods of the retinas of freshwater fishes and certain frogs.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek porphurā, shellfish yielding purple dye, purple + opsin.]
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