ommatidium

/om-uh-tid-ee-uhm/US // ˌɒm əˈtɪd i əm //UK // (ˌɒməˈtɪdɪəm) //

舌尖上的中国,齿状突起,齿状体,颚骨

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural om·ma·tid·i·a [om-uh-tid-ee-uh]. /ˌɒm əˈtɪd i ə/. Zoology.
- : one of the radial elements composing a compound eye.

The ommatidium is from the first segregate and consists of few cells.
The cells of the ommatidium are a good deal larger than the neighbouring common cells of the epidermis.
The ommatidium (soft structure beneath the lens-unit of a compound eye) is very simple in both Scorpio and Limulus.
Each of these facets is the external window of an eye element or ommatidium.
Ommatidium -ia: one of the elements of which the compound eye is composed.