cone cell

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cone cell

noun cone cells

  1. Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.

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noun any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina

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@misc{cone_cell_2026,
  title = {cone cell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cone%20cell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}