| pineal eye | |
| —n | |
| an outgrowth of the pineal gland that forms an eyelike structure on the top of the head in certain cold-blooded vertebrates | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| pineal eye (pĭn'ē-əl, pī'nē-əl) Pronunciation Key
A sensory structure capable of light reception, appearing as a spot on the top of the head in lampreys, hagfish, amphibians, and some reptiles, especially the tuatara. Pineal eyes can contain a rudimentary cornea, lens, cone cells, and retina, and are thought to be sensitive to light and dark but not to be able to form images. |