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Meaning of tapetum lucidum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tapeweed tapework tapeworm Tapeworms tapezine taphephobia

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