Retinophora
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retinophora is a noun meaning (zoology) 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.
Meaning
(zoology) 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
- retinophorae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retinula, ommatidium, retinoblast, rhabdom, vitrella, reticulopodium.
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