SIMPLE EYE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An eye having a single lens

Synonyms:

ocellus; simple eye; stemma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("simple eye" is a kind of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simple eye"):

ommatidium (any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods)

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