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retinula
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- In the eyes of various invertebrates: a group of elongated neuronal cells forming the light-sensitive unit of the retina (or of each ommatidium in a compound eye). Frequently attributive, especially in "retinula cell".
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Origin
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late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Bell (1855–1924). From German Retinula from Retina + -ula
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