3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ommatidium \Om`ma*tid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Ommatidia}. [NL., dim. of Gr. ?, ?, the eye.] (Zool.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates; one of the eyes of an ommateum. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ommatidium n : any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods [also: {ommatidia} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ommatidia See {ommatidium}
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