compound eye
compound eye · compound eyes
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A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceansA visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.
Meaning
1 sensesA visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.
Facettenauge, Komplexauge
More definitions
- in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
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By meaning 1
a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans:
Forms
plural: compound eyes| Singular | compound eye |
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