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Webster 1913 Edition
Ophthalmite
Oph-thal′mite
,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)
- (zoology) An eyestalk.
- (mineralogy) A migmatite that is characterized by the presence of concentric or lenticular aggregates of newly formed minerals that reflect post-anatectic processes.