adjective
- relating to or involving the retinula cells of compound eyes in arthropods
Usage: biology; entomology
Examples
- The retinular cells contain the photoreceptive pigments in insect eyes.
- Researchers studied the retinular structure of the compound eye.
- Each ommatidium contains several retinular cells that detect light.
- The retinular pigments help insects distinguish different wavelengths of light.
- Damage to retinular cells can affect an arthropod’s vision.