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retinophora

 
Dictionary: Ret·i·noph·o·ra

n. pl. Retiniphoræ .

[NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]
(Zoöl.) One of 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 fibrillæ. See Illust. under Ommatidium.


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Dictionary. Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy  Read more