ommatidium
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ommatidium
- /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/ UK
- /ɑməˈtɪdɪəm/ Canada
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From Ancient Greek ὀμματίδιον (ommatídion, “little eye”), equivalent to ὄμμα (ómma, stem ὄμματ-) + -idium.
noun ommatidia
- 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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noun substructure of the eye
| Español | omatidio |
|---|---|
| Français | ommatidie |
| Deutsch | Ommatidium |
| Ελληνικά | ομματίδιο ommatídio |
| Русский | оммати́дий ommatídij |
Talk about this word "ommatidium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ommatidium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ommatidium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ommatidium "ommatidium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ommatidium.Cite this
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title = {ommatidium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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