compound eye

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Synonyms: compound eyes, compound key, compound lie

Antonyms: compound eyes, compound key, compound lie

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans}}{{lb|en|zootomy}} A visual organ found in [[arthropod]]s such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.

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