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ommateum

[ om-uh-tee-uhm ]
/ ˌɒm əˈti əm /

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

compound eye.

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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, adjective

Words nearby ommateum

omission, omissive, omit, Omiya, OMM, ommateum, ommatidium, ommatophore, Ommiad, omn. bih., omn. hor.
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