OPTIC CUP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina

Synonyms:

eyecup; optic cup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("optic cup" is a kind of...):

caliculus; calycle; calyculus (a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))

Domain category:

embryology (the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms)