ˈrabˌdäm, -_dəm noun
or rhab·dome -ˌdōm
( -s )
Etymology: Late Greek rhabdōma bundle of rods, from Greek rhabdos rod
: one of the minute rodlike structures in the retinulae in the compound eyes of arthropods
• rhab·do·mal (ˈ) ̷ ̷|dōməl, ˈ ̷ ̷_dəm- adjective