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English
Etymology
Coined by Clarke in 1888 (see citation), from Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “surface”).
Adjective
schizochroal (not comparable)
- (of eyes) With compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by deep scleral walls and forming an image; the corneal membrane extends downward into sclera.
1888 November, John M. Clarke, “The structure and development of the visual area in the trilobite, Phacops rana, Green”, in Journal of Morphology, volume ii, number 2, Boston, page 254:The first group may be designated by the term Holochroal; the second group by the term Schizochroal.
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