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Definition of compound eye noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

compound eye

noun

/ˌkɒmpaʊnd ˈaɪ/

/ˌkɑːmpaʊnd ˈaɪ/

(biology)

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an eye like that of most insects, made up of several parts that work separately
- the compound eye of a wasp
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