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ommatophorous

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om⋅mat⋅o⋅phore

  [uh-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr]
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–noun Zoology.
a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk ommat- eye (see ommateum ) + -o- + -phore

Related forms:
om⋅ma⋅toph⋅or⋅ous  [om-uh-tof-er-uhs] , adjective
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om·mat·o·phore   (ō-māt'ə-fôr', -fōr')   
n.  A movable stalk ending with an eye, as found in certain snails.

[Greek omma, ommat-, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots + -phore.]
om'ma·toph'o·rous (ŏm'ə-tŏf'ər-əs) adj.
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