chlorocruorin

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chlorocruorin (noun; Greek chloros, yellow-green; Latin cruor, blood): (Annelida: Polychaeta) A green respiratory pigment found in the blood; an iron porphyrin, differing from hemoglobin in one of the side chains, hence green pigment.