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Meaning of ommatidium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Ommatidium
Español omatidio
Suomi ommatidi
Français ommatidie
Русский оммати́дий

Examples

“The ‘compound’ eyes of insects [...] are made up of large numbers of facets or ommatidia, and in this sense, our own eyes are ‘simple’.”

CEFR level

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

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