Strange diode symbol in schematic

They look suspiciously like constant current diodes. These are devices usually made like JFETs but internally they have gate connected to source and produce a half-decent constant current. Here's the symbol: -

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Picture from iconfinder. Sometimes this symbol is used: -

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And Wikipedia has a nice article about them showing their relationship with a JFET: -

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