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复眼
fù​yǎn

compound eye

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
复眼 複眼 fù​yǎn
compound eye
The visual organ of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods, consisting of many small repeating units; it is used to detect shape, size, color, and movement.

Frequency

Written text
0.137 per million

Cross-References

Antonym

  • 单眼 dān​yǎn

Sources

Frequency data
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