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zoofulvin
zoofulvin n. 
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/, /ˌzuəˈfʊlvən/ [ < zoo- comb. form + classical Latin fulvus tawny (see fulvous adj.) + -in suffix1, after German Zoofulvin (1870 in the passage translated in quot. 1871)] now rare a yellow carotenoid pigment (xanthophyll) found in the plumage of certain birds.
Brit. /ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/
, /ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn//ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/U.S. /ˌzoʊəˈfʊlvən/
, /ˌzoʊəˈfʊlvən//ˌzuəˈfʊlvən/ΘΚΠ
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zooerythrin1871
zoofulvin1871
zoonerythrin1882
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.
1910 Zoologist 14 469 Green is formed by a combination of zoofulvin and melanin, as in the Green Woodpecker.
1950 E. A. Braude tr. P. Karrer & E. Jucker Carotenoids ix. 93 Zoofulvin has been identified with xanthophyll.
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