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ommateum
[ om-uh-tee-uhm ]
/ ĖÉm ÉĖti Ém /
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noun, plural omĀ·maĀ·teĀ·a [om-uh-tee-uh]. /ĖÉm ÉĖti É/. Zoology.
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Origin of ommateum
1880ā85; <New Latin <Greek ommat- (stem of Ć³mma) eye + New Latin -eum noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM ommateum
omĀ·maĀ·teĀ·al, adjectiveWords nearby ommateum
omissive, omit, omitted, Omiya, OMM, ommateum, ommatidium, ommatophore, Ommiad, omn. bih., omn. hor.
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