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-ophthalmus

noun combining form
-oph·​thal·​mus | \ ˌäfˈthalmÉ™s, ÷ˌäpˈth-\

Definition of -ophthalmus

1 : one having a (specified) kind of eye —in generic names usually of arthropods Megophthalmus
2 plural -es : eyes of a (specified) form or in a (specified state megalophthalmus

History and Etymology for -ophthalmus

New Latin, from Greek -opthalmos, from ophthalmos eye

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