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ocellus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ocellus 
  n  :  an  eyelike  marking  (as  on  the  wings  of  some  butterflies); 
  usually  a  spot  of  color  inside  a  ring  of  another  color 
  [syn:  {eyespot}] 




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