-omma

noun combining form

-om·​ma

ˈämə

: one having (such) an eye or (such or so many) eyes

—in generic names in zoology

Loxomma

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -ommat-, -omma, from Greek ommat-, omma eye; akin to Greek ōps eye

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