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pineal eye
pineal eyen. See parietal eye.pineal eye n (Zoology) an outgrowth of the pineal gland that forms an eyelike structure on the top of the head in certain cold-blooded vertebrates Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pineal eye - a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesthird eyesense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulationbetweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
pineal eye
pin·e·al eyea non-image-forming, photoreceptive eye in or near the median line in certain crustacea and lower vertebrates; homologue of pineal gland in higher forms. Synonym(s): epiphysial eye, parietal eyepineal eyen. See parietal eye.pineal eye
Synonyms for pineal eyenoun a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesSynonymsRelated Words- sense organ
- sensory receptor
- receptor
- betweenbrain
- diencephalon
- interbrain
- thalmencephalon
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