retinula

(rĭ-tĭnˈyə-lə)

noun pl. re·tin·u·lae (-lē)

A cluster of pigmented sensory cells in the compound eye of an arthropod.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin rētinula

Origin: , diminutive of Medieval Latin rētina, retina; see retina

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