- retinular
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retinular
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retinular — adjective see retinula … New Collegiate Dictionary
retinular — See retinula. * * * … Universalium
retinular — adjective see retinula * * * retinˈular adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑retina … Useful english dictionary
retinular pigment cell — См. basal pigment cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
retinula — retinular, adj. /ri tin yeuh leuh/, n., pl. retinulae / lee /. n. Anat. a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion. [1875 80; < NL;… … Universalium
retinula — noun (plural retinulae; also las) Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Medieval Latin retina Date: 1878 the neural receptor of a single facet of an arthropod compound eye • retinular adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
corneal pigment cells — (ARTHROPODA) The two corneal cells that envelop each crystalline cone of a compound eye; in the developing eye, distal to the cone they secrete the corneal lense; also called primary pigment cells, corneagenous pigment cells and primary iris… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
retinal pigment cells — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Pigment cells in the retinal region of the eye; see accessory pigment cells, corneal pigment cells, retinular pigment cells … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
retinula — n.; pl. lae [L. dim. rete, net] 1. Sensory neuron in the eye. 2. (ARTHROPODA) A group of cells and their associated rhabdoms that are surrounded by a sheath of pigment cells containing dense granules of red, yellow or brown pigments making up… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Atlantic horseshoe crab — Conservation status Near Threatened ( … Wikipedia
