Pronunciation: re- ' tin-y ə -l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lae \ - ˌ l ē , - ˌ l ī \ also -las
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Medieval Latin retina
Date: 1878
: the neural receptor of a single facet of an arthropod compound eye
– re · tin · u · lar \ -l ə r \ adjective