"ommatidium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/ [UK], /ɑməˈtɪdɪəm/ [Canada] Forms: ommatidia [plural]
Etymology: From the stem form of Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὄμμα||eye}} Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”) Head templates: {{en-noun|ommatidia}} ommatidium (plural ommatidia)
  1. (zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes. Wikipedia link: ommatidium Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (substructure of the eye): ommatidi [masculine] (Catalan), ommatidi (Finnish), ommatidie [feminine] (French), omatidio [masculine] (Spanish)

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