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retinophora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retinopho-ra
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retinophorae (plural)

Derived Forms

retinophoral

Frequently Paired Words

retinula

Questions

What does retinophora mean?
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.
Where does retinophora come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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