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dichoptic

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)
No Taxon (D)
No Taxon dichoptic
Identification
dichoptic adjective - condition where the compound eyes (oculi) are separate medially, compare holoptic. In many flies (diptera), the eyes of the male are holoptic and those of the female in the same species are dichoptic.
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