Dictionary.com
definitions

ommateum

[ om-uh-tee-uh m ]
/ ˌɒm əˈti əm /

noun, plural om·ma·te·a [om-uh-tee-uh] /ˌɒm əˈti ə/. Zoology.

compound eye.

Nearby words

  1. omissively,
  2. omit,
  3. omittance,
  4. omiya,
  5. omm,
  6. ommatidium,
  7. ommatophore,
  8. ommiad,
  9. omn. bih.,
  10. omn. hor.

Origin of ommateum

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek ommat- (stem of ómma) eye + New Latin -eum noun suffix
Related formsom·ma·te·al, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019