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OMMATEUM
Etymology
Noun
ommateum (plural ommatea)
(zoology) A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
Source: Wiktionary
Om`ma*te"um, n.; pl. Ommatea. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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