ommateum

[om-uh-tee-uh m]

noun, plural om·ma·te·a

[om-uh-tee-uh] /ˌɒm əˈti ə/. Zoology.

compound eye.

Origin of ommateum

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

Related formsom·ma·te·al, adjective

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