ommateum
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Origin of ommateum
1880–85; < New Latin < Greek ommat- (stem of ómma ) eye + New Latin -eum noun suffix
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Amblypygi.—Prosoma wider than long, covered above by a single shield bearing median and lateral eyes, which have diplostichous ommatea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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