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tapeta lucida

tapeta lucida is the plural of tapetum lucidum.

Meaning of tapetum lucidum

Noun

tapetum lucidum (plural tapeta lucida)

  1. A layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, immediately behind or sometimes within the retina, that reflects visible light so as to increase the light available to the photoreceptors.

Questions about tapeta lucida

What is tapeta lucida the plural of?
Tapeta lucida is the plural of tapetum lucidum.

Words near tapeta lucida in the dictionary

  1. tapestry moths
  2. tapestrying
  3. tapestrylike
  4. tapet
  5. tapeta
  6. tapeta lucida
  7. tapetail
  8. tapetails
  9. tapetal
  10. tapete
  11. tapetes

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