English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudopupil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark spot that moves across the compound eye of an invertebrate as it is rotated, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the ommatidia.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudopupil.wav

Word forms

pseudopupil pseudopupils

Etymology

From pseudo- + pupil.

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