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Word: Rhabdom
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from late Greek rhabdōma, from rhabdos ‘rod’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrabdəʊm
Definition:
a translucent cylinder forming part of the light-sensitive receptor in the eye of an arthropod.
Short Definition:translucent cylinder forming part of light-sensitive receptor in eye of arthropod
Variant Forms:
- rhabdome
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