Definition of "melanosomes" [melanosomes]

• Plural form of melanosome. (noun)

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• ""The cells that gave feathers color are called melanosomes," he explained the relationship between small, carnivorous dinosaurs and modern birds is one of his fields of expertise."
• "Researchers focused their attention on chemical compounds in the feathers called melanosomes tiny, pigment-producing structures that formed in the feather during the creature's development."
• "The color-generating structures within the creature's feather, known as melanosomes, "would have given the feathers additional structural support," Carney said."