Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the eyes distinctly separated, not joined together above, as with many insects. Opposed to *holoptic.
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- adjective anatomy, of eyes Widely
separated near the top of the head
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Holoptic: Diptera in which the eyes of male are contiguous between vertex and antennae: see dichoptic.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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adj., Having the eyes widely separated (used in Zoology of certain dipterous insects).
August 25, 2008
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nervous skipper
April 4, 2009