rhabdom

[ rab-duhm, -dom ]

/ ˈræb dəm, -dɒm /

any of various rod-shaped structures.

the rod-shaped portion of an arthropod ommatidium.

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Also rhab·dome

[rab-dohm]. /ˈræb doʊm/.

1875–80; <Late Greek rhábdōma bundle of rods; see rhabdo-, -oma

rhab·do·mal

[rab-doh-muhl, rab-duh-muhl], /ræbˈdoʊ məl, ˈræb də məl/, adjective

B, Rhabdom of the same, consisting of five confluent rhabdomeres.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various
Rhabdom: the rod lying in the axis of the retinula, below the crystalline cone of an eye.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith