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rhabdom
rhab·dom [ rábdəm, ráb dòm ] (plural rhab·doms)


noun 
Definition:
 
part of insect's eye: a transparent rod-shaped part of the compound eye of insects, spiders, and other arthropods
[Late 19th century. < late Greek rhabdōma< Greek rhabdos "rod"]
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