Rhab″dom (răb″dŏm), n. [Gr. ρἅβδωμα a bundle of rods, fr. ρἅβδοσ a rod.] (Zoöl.) One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinulæ in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust. under Ommatidium.
Content
Rights and sources
Review source, license and attribution information for this content.
Content
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.