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Webster 1913 Edition


Ophthalmite

Oph-thal′mite

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Noun.
[Gr.
ὀφθαλμόσ
the eye.]
(Zool.)
An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.

Definition 2024


ophthalmite

ophthalmite

English

Noun

ophthalmite (plural ophthalmites)

  1. (zoology) An eyestalk.
  2. (mineralogy) A migmatite that is characterized by the presence of concentric or lenticular aggregates of newly formed minerals that reflect post-anatectic processes.