compound eye

English - Turkish

Definition of compound eye in English Turkish dictionary

petekgöz

bileşik göz

Böcek türlerinde petek göz

bileşik göz zool

English - English

Definition of compound eye in English English dictionary

A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units

The eye of most insects and some crustaceans, which is composed of many light-sensitive elements, each having its own refractive system and each forming a portion of an image

in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image

Related Terms

compound eyes

plural form of compound eye

Hyphenation

com·pound eye

Turkish pronunciation

kımpaund ay

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpound ˈī/ /kəmˈpaʊnd ˈaɪ/