retinophora
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
From retina + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearer”).
Derived words
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