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ommateum

[ om-uh-tee-uhm ]
/ ĖŒÉ’m É™Ėˆti əm /
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noun, plural omĀ·maĀ·teĀ·a [om-uh-tee-uh]. /ĖŒÉ’m É™Ėˆti ə/. Zoology.
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Origin of ommateum

1880–85; <New Latin <Greek ommat- (stem of ómma) eye + New Latin -eum noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM ommateum

omĀ·maĀ·teĀ·al, adjective

Words nearby ommateum

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