ommatophore

American

[uh-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr] / əˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun

Zoology.

a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.

ommatophore British

/ ˌɒməˈtɒfərəs, ɒˈmætəˌfɔː /

noun

zoology a movable stalk or tentacle bearing an eye, occurring in lower animals such as crabs and snails

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Other Word Forms

ommatophorous adjective

Etymology

Origin of ommatophore

1875–80; < Greek ommat- eye ( ommateum ) + -o- + -phore

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