ommateum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(om′ə tē′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
om•ma•te•um  (om′ə tē′əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -te•a (-tē′ə).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
  1. ZoologySee compound eye. 
  • Greek ommat- (stem of ómma) eye + Neo-Latin -eum noun, nominal suffix
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1880–85
om′ma•te′al, adj. 

'ommateum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ommatophore

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