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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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