See Also: metier(dictionary)
metier(dictionary)

ommatidium (iou) and metier (oh)


ommatidium (iou)



ommatidium noun. . L19.
[formed as OMMATEUM + -IDIUM.]
Zoology. Each of the conical structural elements of a compound eye.
ommatidial adjective L19.

metier (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: metier, from Vulgar Latin misterium, from Latin ministerium 'work, ministry']
formal someone's metier is the type of work or activity that they enjoy doing because they have a natural ability to do it well
::Acting is not my metier.