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What is the noun for ommatidium?

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ommatidium
  1. (zoology) One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Note that in the insect ommatidium cells are being specified and determined individually, not as groups of cells.”
      “Light that may strike a large patch of facets is concentrated on one ommatidium.”
      “Each of these facets is the external window of an eye element or ommatidium.”
ommatidia
  1. plural of ommatidium
  2. Examples:
    1. “The retina of the compound eye is organized into approximately 3000 functional units or ommatidia, each containing eight photoreceptor cells.”
      “This paper dealt with the size of ommatidia as a function of body size in various insects.”
      “This arrangement of the ommatidia gives a smooth appearance to the external surface of the eye.”
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