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rhabdom

rhabdom noun: any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods.

Noun

rhabdom (plural rhabdoms)

  1. Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods

Forms of rhabdom

pluralrhabdoms

Words formed from rhabdom

Questions about rhabdom

What does rhabdom mean?
Rhabdom means any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods.
What part of speech is rhabdom?
Rhabdom is a noun.
What is the plural of rhabdom?
The plural of rhabdom is rhabdoms.

Words near rhabdom in the dictionary

  1. rhabdoids
  2. rhabdolith
  3. rhabdolithic
  4. rhabdoliths
  5. rhabdology
  6. rhabdom
  7. rhabdomal
  8. rhabdomancer
  9. rhabdomancers
  10. rhabdomancy
  11. rhabdomantic

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