2 definitions found for Photophore

photophore noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 a light-emitting organ; especially one of the luminous spots on various marine mostly deep-sea fishes

Photophore Pho"to*phore, n. [Photo- + Gr. ? to bear.] 1. (Med.) A form of endoscope using an electric light. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes.