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rhabdom

(răbˈdəm, -dŏmˌ)

noun

A transparent rod in the center of each ommatidium in the compound eye of an arthropod.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek rhabdōma, bundle of rods

Origin: , from Greek rhabdos, rod; see rhabdomancy

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