ocellus

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A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells
An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock
A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates
{i} eye common to invertebrates; eye-shaped spot
An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock
ocellus

    Hyphenation

    o·cel·lus

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ O-'se-l&s ] (noun.) 1819. From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”)
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