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ommateum

American

[om-uh-tee-uhm] / ˌɒm əˈti əm /

noun

Zoology.

compound eye.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

ommateal

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

ommatea

plural

Etymology

Origin of ommateum

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

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