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Noun: ommatidium (ommatidia)  `ó-mu'ti-dee-um
  1. Any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods

Derived forms: ommatidia

Type of: ocellus, simple eye, stemma

Part of: compound eye

Encyclopedia: Ommatidium

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