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)