retinulen.
/ˈrɛtᵻnjuːl/, U.S. /ˈrɛtnˌjul/ Zoology. rare.
= retinula n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [noun] > member of > parts of > eye > cell from which rhabdom arises
retinula1878
retinule1890
1890 Proc. Zool. Soc. 367 The rhabdom and retinules were not recognizable.
1924 Glasgow Herald 31 May 4/2 The insect's compound eye..has its numerous lenses and retinules each wrapped up in a black mantle.
1991 Exper. Eye Res. 53 172 (caption) Each of the retinules is insulated by a sheath of secondary and tertiary pigment cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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