prostemmatic

adjective

pro·​stem·​mat·​ic

¦prōˌste¦matik

variants or less commonly prostemmate

prōˈsteˌmāt

: of, relating to, or constituting a minute sense organ in front of the eyes of a springtail

Word History

Etymology

prostemmatic from pro- entry 1 + New Latin stemmat-, stemma one of the simple eyes of an insect, ocellus + English -ic; prostemmate from pro- entry 1 + -stemmate (from New Latin stemmat-, stemma)

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