ommateum

[ om-uh-tee-uhm ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural om·ma·te·a [om-, uh, -, tee, -, uh].

1. compound eye.

Other Words From

• omma·teal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ommateum¹

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