visual cell vs somatic cell

visual cell and somatic cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
visual cell	Yes	No	No	No
somatic cell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, somatic cell is a hypernym of visual cell; that is, somatic cell is a word with a broader meaning than visual cell:

visual cell: one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes

Other hypernyms of visual cell include vegetative cell.

visual cell (noun)	somatic cell (noun)
one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light	any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes