Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
biochrome — n. [Gr. bios, life; chroma, color] Any natural pigment found in a living organism; see indigoid biochrome, quinone biochrome, schemochrome … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cochineal — n. [Gr. kokkinos, scarlet] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A crimson dye commercially extracted from the dried bodies of the homopterous insect Dactylopius coccus (cochineal scale) cultivated in South America, Mexico and the Canary Islands; see quinone… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
coloration — colorational, adj. colorationally, adv. /kul euh ray sheuhn/, n. appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds. [1605 15; COLOR + ATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology,… … Universalium
