rhabdom

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounrhabdom (plural rhabdoms)

plural rhabdoms

  1. Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods
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rhabdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdom

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“rhabdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhabdom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdom.

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