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Webster 1913 Edition

Metachrosis

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Metˊa-chro′sis

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Noun.

[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] beyond + [GREEK] a coloring.]

(Biol.)

The power of changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.

Cope.