Found 2 items, similar to ocellus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ocellus
ocellus
n 1: an eye having a single lens [syn:
simple eye,
stemma]
2: an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies);
usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
[syn:
eyespot]
[also:
ocelli (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ocellus
Ocellus
\O*cel"lus\, n.; pl.
Ocelli. [L., dim. of oculus an
eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many
invertebrates.
(b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the
peacock.
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