Pineal eye

Definitions of pineal eye

noun
a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles

synonyms: third eye

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type of:
receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

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