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Meaning of papiliochrome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of a group of yellow pigments found in the wings of papilionid butterflies

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Much of the pigment-based coloration in invertebrates results from products of the melanin, ommochrome, pteridine, papiliochrome and heme synthesis pathways.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

papilioerythrinone papilionid papilionoid Papilla Papillae papillae corona glandis

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