Retinophora Definition

noun

(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.

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Noun

Singular:
retinophora
Plural:
retinophorae

Origin of Retinophora

  • retina + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phoros, “bearer”).

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