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{{Concept
|label=superposition eye
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]) In [[nocturnal]] or [[crepuscular]] arthropods, an eye that permits the passage of light through the non-pigmented [[wall]] of one [[ommatidium]] to the [[iris]] of a neighboring one; an [[adaptation]] to protect sensitive photoreceptors from overstimulation during the day; [[clear-zone eye]].
|alternative label=apposition eye
}}
{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
}}