holoptic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

holo- +‎ optic

Adjective[edit]

holoptic (not comparable)

  1. (of the insect eye) Occupying most of the surface of the head, and sometimes meeting in the middle
    • 2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys‎[1], →DOI:
      Head holoptic, facets in dorsal half of eye enlarged.
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