ommateum
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin ommateum, from Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ommateum (plural ommatea)
- (zoology, archaic) A compound eye, found on, for example, insects and crustaceans.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ommateum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.