schizochroal

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adjective

With compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by deep scleral walls and forming an image; the corneal membrane extends downward into sclera.

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Meanings

adjectiveschizochroal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by deep scleral walls and forming an image; the corneal membrane extends downward into sclera.

    The first group may be designated by the term Holochroal; the second group by the term Schizochroal.

    1888 November 28, John M. Clarke, “The structure and development of the visual area in the trilobite, Phacops rana, Green”, in Journal of Morphology, volume ii, number 2, Boston, page 254

Origin

Coined by American paleontologist John Mason Clarke in 1888 (see citation), from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”) + -al.

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APA

schizochroal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizochroal

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Chicago

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