Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound eye, as in crustaceans and insects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
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- noun zoology A
compound eye , as ofinsects andcrustaceans .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek.
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Compound eye. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008