pinnaglobin

noun

pin·​na·​globin

¦pinə+

: a brown respiratory pigment in the blood of a mollusk of the genus Pinna that is apparently similar to hemocyanin but contains manganese in place of copper

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Pinna + English globin

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