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pseudopupil

pseudopupil noun: a dark spot that moves across the compound eye of an invertebrate as it is rotated, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the ommatidia.

Noun

pseudopupil (plural pseudopupils)

  1. A dark spot that moves across the compound eye of an invertebrate as it is rotated, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the ommatidia.

Forms of pseudopupil

pluralpseudopupils

Origin of pseudopupil

From pseudo- + pupil.

Questions about pseudopupil

What does pseudopupil mean?
Pseudopupil means a dark spot that moves across the compound eye of an invertebrate as it is rotated, caused by absorption and reflection of incident light by the ommatidia.
What part of speech is pseudopupil?
Pseudopupil is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudopupil?
The plural of pseudopupil is pseudopupils.

Words near pseudopupil in the dictionary

  1. pseudopuberty
  2. pseudopunicine
  3. pseudopupa
  4. pseudopupae
  5. pseudopupal
  6. pseudopupil
  7. pseudopupils
  8. pseudopyloric
  9. pseudoqualitative
  10. pseudoquantitative
  11. pseudoquaternary

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