om·mat·o·phore \əˈmad.əˌfō(ə)r\noun (-s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin ommatophorus, from Greek ommat-, omma eye + New Latin -o- + -phorus -phore : a movable peduncle bearing an eye < a snail probing with his eyes at the end of their ommatophores > • om·ma·toph·o·rous\|ämə|täf(ə)rəs\adjective