† ophthalmophoren.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
A part of a gastropod mollusc which bears an eye, as the horn of a snail; an ommatophore.
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ommatophore1878
ophthalmophore1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Ophthalmophore, a part of the head of a gastropod specialized to support or contain the eyes; an ommatophore.
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oculiferous1842
oculigerous1877
ophthalmophorous1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Ophthalmophorous, bearing or supporting the eyes, as a part of the head of a gastropod; pertaining to an ophthalmophore.
1896 Nat. Sci. 8 340 [G. A. Boulenger] has, too, for the first time, utilized the development or want of an ophthalmophorous shelf to the second suborbital as a family character.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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