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Meaning of compound eye | Babel Free

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

Català ull compost
Deutsch Facettenauge Komplexauge
Español ojo compuesto
Suomi verkkosilmä
Magyar összetett szem
日本語 複眼
한국어 겹눈 복안
Nederlands facetoog
Polski oko złożone
Svenska fasettöga
Türkçe petek 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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