ommateum

[ om-uh-tee-uh m ]
/ ˌɒm əˈti əm /

noun, plural om·ma·te·a [om-uh-tee-uh] /ˌɒm əˈti ə/. Zoology.

compound eye.

Origin of ommateum

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek ommat- (stem of ómma) eye + New Latin -eum noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM ommateum

om·ma·te·al, adjective

Words nearby ommateum

omission, omissive, omit, omiya, omm, ommateum, ommatidium, ommatophore, ommiad, omn. bih., omn. hor.