Usually means: Light-sensitive cells in compound eyes.
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  1. retinula: Merriam-Webster
  2. retinula: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. retinula: Collins English Dictionary
  4. retinula: Wordnik
  5. retinula: Wiktionary
  6. retinula: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Retinula, retinula: Dictionary.com
  8. Retinula: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. retinula: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Retinula: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. retinula: FreeDictionary.org
  12. retinula: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. retinula: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (biology) One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates.

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retinophora, retinoblast, reticulopodium, pseudoreticulum, retinaculum, amphiblestroides, renette, resilifer, pseudorhabdite, retepore, more...

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retinophora, retinoblast, reticulopodium, pseudoreticulum, retinaculum, amphiblestroides, renette, resilifer, pseudorhabdite, retepore, more...



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