Word: ommatidium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: om
ma
tid
i
um
Definition: One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.
Morphemes:
Affix: ommatidium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀπ-
Language: grc
Decoded: op-
Meaning: ὀπ-
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -idium
Language: en
Decoded: -idium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a taxonomic name, usually of a genus, by suffixation to an existing genus name; a diminutive