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ommatidium

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10 lettersPronunciation /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/Part of speech nounSorted adiimmmotuStarts with OEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ὀμματίδιον (ommatídion, “little eye”), equivalent to ὄμμα (ómma, stem ὄμματ-) + -idium.

Used in a sentence

  • The ‘compound’ eyes of insects [...] are made up of large numbers of facets or ommatidia, and in this sense, our own eyes are ‘simple’.

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