Etymology

retinophora

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Today it means: One of a group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of certain invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrils. Full definition →

Ancient Greek -φόρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-φόρος“bearer”
  2. English todayretinophora

From retina + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearer”).

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