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Definition of: ommatophore
(ə·mat′ə·fôr, -fōr) noun Zool.
An eyestalk, as of a snail. [<NL ommatophorus <Gk. omma, -atos eye + -phoros bearing <pherein bear]
—om·ma·toph·o·rous (om′ə·tof′ər·əs) adjective
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