- compound eye
- the multifaceted eye of arthropods composed of units (ommatidia), each of which contains all of the structural and functional elements of the eye (including lens, retina, and photoreceptor cells).
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compound eye — n. an eye made up of numerous simple eyes functioning collectively, as in insects: see INSECT … English World dictionary
compound eye — noun in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image • Hypernyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑optic • Part Meronyms: ↑ommatidium * * * ˌcompound ˈeye 7 [compound eye] … Useful english dictionary
compound eye — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms compound eye : singular compound eye plural compound eyes biology the type of eye that insects and crustaceans have, made from several different parts that are sensitive to light … English dictionary
compound eye — Array of contiguous ommatidia having common optic nerve trunk; paired [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Paired array of contiguous ommatidia having common optic nerve trunks [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): One of two large photosensitive organs … Crustacea glossary
compound eye — noun an eye consisting of an array of numerous small visual units, as found in insects and crustaceans. Contrasted with simple eye … English new terms dictionary
compound eye — com′pound eye′ n. ent an eye, typical of insects, composed of many individual light sensitive units that form a mosaic of images on the retina … From formal English to slang
compound eye — noun Date: 1836 an eye (as of an insect) made up of many separate visual units … New Collegiate Dictionary
compound eye — an arthropod eye subdivided into many individual, light receptive elements, each including a lens, a transmitting apparatus, and retinal cells. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
compound eye — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈaɪ/ (say kompownd uy) noun an arthropod eye subdivided into many individual light receptive elements, each including a lens, a transmitting apparatus, and retinal cells …
compound eye — (ARTHROPODA) A composite optic organ, the external surface consisting of circular facets that are very close together, or of facets in contact and more or less hexagonal in shape; see mosaic theory … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
