compound eye

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.

Equivalents

Españolojo compuesto

DeutschFacettenauge Komplexauge

日本語複眼

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Catalàull compost

Suomiverkkosilmä

Magyarösszetett szem

한국어겹눈 복안

Nederlandsfacetoog

Polskioko złożone

Svenskafasettöga

Türkçepetek göz

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

compound fracture compound fruit compound householder compound hyperopia compound imperative compound interest

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