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zooerythrin
zooerythrin n. 
/ˌzəʊᵻˈrɪθrɪn/, /ˌzuəˈrɪθrən/ [ < zoo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἐρυθρός red (see erythro- comb. form) + -in suffix1, after German Zooerythrin (1870 in the passage translated in quot. 1871)] a red carotenoid pigment found animals, esp. in the plumage of certain birds.
Brit. /ˌzuːᵻˈrɪθrɪn/
, /ˌzuːᵻˈrɪθrɪn//ˌzəʊᵻˈrɪθrɪn/U.S. /ˌzoʊəˈrɪθrən/
, /ˌzoʊəˈrɪθrən//ˌzuəˈrɪθrən/ΘΚΠ
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [noun] > member of > parts of > red pigment
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1871 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. XVIII. 419 Colouring matters may be extracted, and among these the yellow, red, lilac, and green (zoofulvin, zooerythrin, zooverdin), are soluble in ether and alcohol.
1960 B. Rensch Evol. above Species Level iii. 34 In the one extreme race..zooerythrin is totally lacking, while in the other extreme this red pigment is so intense that it bars all green and yellow shades.
2012 A. Lima-de-Faria Molecular Geom. Body Pattern Birds ii. 11/1 This group of birds harbours unusually bright, non-carotenoid feather pigments which..differ from the widely distributed carotenoids (zooerythrin and xanthoerythrin).
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