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Definition: HAEMACYANIN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Haemacyanin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Haemacyanin \H[ae]m`a*cy"a*nin\, noun. [H[ae]ma- Greek dark blue substance.]. (references)

Definition: HAEMACYANIN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HAEMACYANIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Haemacyanin \H[ae]m`a*cy"a*nin\, noun. [H[ae]ma- Greek dark blue substance.]. (references)