Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retinula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ret-inu-la
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin rētinula, diminutive of Medieval Latin rētina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -ula.

Word Breakdown

Root: rētinula, rētina

Inflected Forms

retinulas (plural) retinulae (plural)

Derived Forms

retinular retinulate

Questions

What does retinula mean?: One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates.
Where does retinula come from?: Borrowed from New Latin rētinula, diminutive of Medieval Latin rētina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -ula.

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