Ommatidia

Ommatidia
Ommatidium Om`ma*tid"i*um, n.; pl. {Ommatidia}. [NL., dim. of Gr. ?, ?, the eye.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates; one of the eyes of an ommateum. [1913 Webster]

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