| Pronunciation: | | â'selus
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[n] an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color |
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OCELLUS is a 7 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | eyespot |
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| | See Also: | | marking |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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