Compound Eye (Noun)
Meaning
In insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The compound eye of a fly consists of thousands of individual facets, giving it incredible vision and motion detection abilities.
- Compound eyes are one of the most distinctive features of many insects, including bees, butterflies, and dragonflies.
- A grasshopper's compound eye is specially designed to detect movement, helping it to evade predators quickly.
- Some species of shrimp have highly developed compound eyes that allow them to detect polarized light and navigate underwater.
- The compound eyes of a praying mantis are triangular in shape and situated on either side of its head, providing almost 360-degree vision.