helicorubin
noun
hel·i·co·ru·bin
ˌheləkōˈrübə̇n
plural -s
: a hemoprotein occurring in the intestine and hepatopancreas of pulmonate gastropods and in the hepatopancreas of the crayfish
Word History
Etymology
helico- (from New Latin Helic-, Helix, genus name of Helix pomatia) + Latin rub er red + English -in