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ommateum

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om⋅ma⋅te⋅um

  [om-uh-tee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -te⋅a  [-tee-uh] . Zoology.
compound eye.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL < Gk ommat- (s. of ómma) eye + NL -eum n. suffix

Related forms:
om⋅ma⋅te⋅al, adjective
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