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(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.

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ommatidium

Source Word

ommatidium

IPA(Pronunciation)

(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.

Japanese Meaning

無脊椎動物の複眼を構成する、錐状の部分構造

Under the microscope, each ommatidium revealed a hexagonal array of photoreceptor cells and pigment cells.

顕微鏡で見ると、複眼を構成する円錐形の小構造の一つひとつが光受容細胞と色素細胞の六角形配列を示していた。

Sense（1）

(zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.

ommatidia

（ plural ）