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tapetum lucidum

noun

Etymology

From Latin tapētum (“tapestry”) and lūcidum (“bright, shining, clear”), the neuter of lūcidus, literally "bright tapestry".

  1. borrowed from tapētum

Definitions

  1. A layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, immediately behind or sometimes…

    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.

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