ommatidial

ommatidial

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  • ommatidial — adjective see ommatidium …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ommatidial — adjective Of or pertaining to the ommatidia …   Wiktionary

  • ommatidial — om·ma·tid·i·al …   English syllables

  • ommatidial — |ämə|tidēəl adjective Etymology: ommatidium + al : of, relating to, or having ommatidia …   Useful english dictionary

  • ommatidium — ommatidial, adj. /om euh tid ee euhm/, n., pl. ommatidia / tid ee euh/. Zool. one of the radial elements composing a compound eye. [1880 85; < NL < Gk ommat (s. of ómma eye) + NL idium IDIUM] * * * …   Universalium

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  • ommatidium — noun (plural ommatidia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ommat , omma eye; akin to Greek ōps eye more at eye Date: 1884 one of the elements corresponding to a small simple eye that make up the compound eye of an arthropod • ommatidial adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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