-OPHTHALMUS


Meaning of -OPHTHALMUS in English

ˌäfˈthalməs, ÷ˌäpˈth- noun combining form

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -opthalmos, from ophthalmos eye — more at ophthalmia

1. : one having a (specified) kind of eye — in generic names usually of arthropods

Meg ophthalmus

2. -es : eyes of a (specified) form or in a (specified state

megal ophthalmus

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