pseudopupil

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Synonyms: pseudopupal, pseudopupa, pseudopupae, pseudopupas

Antonyms: pseudopupal, pseudopupa, pseudopupae, pseudopupas

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Noun

1. A dark spot that moves across the [[compound eye]] of an [[invertebrate]] as it is [[rotate]]d, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the [[ommatidium|ommatidia]].

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