erythrocruorin

noun

eryth·​ro·​cru·​o·​rin

ru̇ə-

: any of various red respiratory pigments that occur in blood, cells, or body fluids of several invertebrate animals and that are or are related to hemoglobins

Word History

Etymology

erythr- + cruorin (old name for hemoglobin)

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