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Webster 1913 Edition


Retinula


Re-tin′u-la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Retinulae
(#)
.
[NL., dim. of NL. & E.
retina
.]
(Zool.)
One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under
Ommatidium
.

Definition 2024


retinula

retinula

English

Noun

retinula (plural retinulas or retinulae)

  1. (biology) One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates.