"pseudopupil" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudopupil.wav Forms: pseudopupils [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + pupil. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|pupil}} pseudo- + pupil Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudopupil (plural pseudopupils)
  1. A dark spot that moves across the compound eye of an invertebrate as it is rotated, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the ommatidia.

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