tapetum lucidum

短语

词形变化

tapeta lucida 复数 tapeta lucida

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary