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compound eye: see eye eye, organ of vision and light perception. In humans the eye is of the camera type, with an iris diaphragm and variable focusing, or accommodation. Other types of eye are the simple eye, found in many invertebrates, and the compound eye, found in insects and many ..... Click the link for more information. . compound eye [′käm‚pau̇nd ′ī] (invertebrate zoology) An eye typical of crustaceans, insects, centipedes, and horseshoe crabs, constructed of many functionally independent photoreceptor units (ommatidia) separated by pigment cells. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Each of the spiny creature's two compound eyes was a semicircular tower that sported about 280 individual lenses. A bee has five eyes: two large compound eyes on each side of its head and three smaller eyes on top of its head. The compound eyes form an image; the simple eyes respond to light quickly. |
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