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The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.

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  1. n. The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
  2. n. the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
  3. The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
  4. The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which coversthe iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
  5. n:100 n. the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera