English Explanatory Dictionary

retinula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates.

Word forms

retinula retinulas retinulae

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin rētinula, diminutive of Medieval Latin rētina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -ula.

Derived words

retinular retinulate
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