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retineum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retineum
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate, hypothetical membrane resembling the retina.

Archaic

Etymology

From New Latin retineum, from Medieval Latin retina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -eum.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retinea (plural)

Questions

What does retineum mean?
Part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate, hypothetical membrane resembling the retina.
Where does retineum come from?
From New Latin retineum, from Medieval Latin retina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -eum.

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