#animal_pigment pigment occurring in animals
supertype: #pigment dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)
subtype: #bilirubin__hematoidin__haematoidin an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
subtype: #urobilin brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
subtype: #luciferin pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
subtype: #melanin insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
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