ommatidium

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/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/ (UK)

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/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/ (UK) · /ɑməˈtɪdɪəm/

Definition of ommatidium

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noun

One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.

“The ‘compound’ eyes of insects [...] are made up of large numbers of facets or ommatidia, and in this sense, our own eyes are ‘simple’.”

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From Ancient Greek ὀμματίδιον (ommatídion, “little eye”), equivalent to ὄμμα (ómma, stem ὄμματ-) + -idium.

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