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noun
Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cone, retinal cone
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Broader terms: visual cell
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