Retinophora \Ret`i*noph"o*ra\, n.; pl. {Retiniphorae}. [NL., fr.
NL. & E. retina + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)
One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the
axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of
invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrillae. See
Illust. under {Ommatidium}.
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