trichromatic

IPA: traɪkroʊmˈætɪk

Examples of "trichromatic" in Sentences

Such as the finding that primates apparently traded olfactory receptor genes for trichromatic vision.
Long ago, before the dinosaurs, our early fish-like ancestors had trichromatic vision (three cone receptors).
People had trichromatic vision, acute aural capacities, a fair sense of smell, the ability to feel textures and taste bitterness.
This explains why primates are the only mammals who have trichromatic vision - it is a trait mostly found in birds and reptiles (dinosaur descendents).
Not that I bought that conclusion (trichromatic vision is another extremely interesting poke full of NDS Anazi Tales), but it was another fine stone for the soup.
In addition, while we base our 'trichromatic' color combinations on red, blue, and green, bees base their colors on UV, blue, and green a much richer type of light.
Even then, it's mostly old-world primates who are trichromatic; for new-world monkeys, only some females (depending on individual inheritance rather than species) are trichromatic.