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COMPOUND EYE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("compound eye" is a kind of...):
eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)
Meronyms (parts of "compound eye"):
ommatidium (any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods)
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