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Meaning of PHOTOPHORE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pho"to*phore\, n. [Photo- + Gr. ? to bear.]
1. (Med.) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the
   luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes.
 
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