ommateum
[ om-uh-tee-uhm ]
/ ˌɒm əˈti əm /
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noun, plural om·ma·te·a [om-uh-tee-uh]. /ˌɒm əˈti 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
om·ma·te·al, adjectiveWords nearby ommateum
omissive, omit, omitted, Omiya, OMM, ommateum, ommatidium, ommatophore, Ommiad, omn. bih., omn. hor.
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