• (n.) One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
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(from the article `photoreception`) ...of the cuticle (the hard outer covering of arthropods) on the surface of the eye; four cells called Semper`s cells or cone cells, which form the ... ...(a part of the brain) by sensory axons. Each visual sense cell has a zone at its surface, which, on exposure to light, gives rise to chemical ... ...
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Re·tin'u·la noun ;
plural Retinulæ . [ New Latin , dim. of New Latin & English
retina .]
(Zoology) One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophoræ of invertebrates. See
Illust. under
Ommatidium .
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