retinophora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrillae.

Word forms

retinophora retinophorae

Etymology

From retina + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearer”).

Derived words

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