Omphalopter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Omphalopter \Om`pha*lop"ter\, Omphaloptic \Om`pha*lop"tic\, n.
     [Gr. ? the navel + ? one who looks, ? belonging to sight: cf.
     F. omphaloptre.]
     An optical glass that is convex on both sides. [Obs.]
     --Hutton.
     [1913 Webster]