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Type of light-sensitive cell in the retina of most vertebrates. Rods are highly sensitive and provide only black and white vision. They are used when lighting conditions are poor and are the only type of visual cell found in animals active at night. Colour vision requires a separate set of cells known as cones.
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The days when teachers ruled with a rod of iron, through fear and through low-level violence like tweaking ears, have long gone.
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