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 Definitions of Ocellus  [ʊˈsɛl aɪ]  

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Definition of 'Ocellus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ocellus
the simple eye of many invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.

2.  ocellus
an eyelike spot, as on a peacock feather.

Etymology:  (1810–20; < L: little eye, dim. of oculuseye ; see -elle)

Definition of 'Ocellus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) simple eye, stemma, ocellus
an eye having a single lens

2. (noun) eyespot, ocellus
an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color



'Ocellus' - Nearby Entries  

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