ommatidium
Meanings
noun
- One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀμματίδιον (ommatídion, “little eye”), equivalent to ὄμμα (ómma, stem ὄμματ-) + -idium.
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