ocellus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ocellus /əˈsɛləs/
▶noun (pl. ocelli /-lʌɪ, -liː/) Zoology
- 1 another term for simple eye.
- 2 another term for eyespot (sense 1 sense 2).
– derivatives
ocellar adjective.
ocellar adjective.
– origin C19: from L., dimin. of oculus ‘eye’.
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