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ocellus

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OCELLUS

O *cel "lus, n.; pl. Ocelli. Etym: [L., dim. of oculus an eye. ] (Zoöl.)(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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ocellus

o cel lus |ōˈseləs oʊˈsɛləs | noun ( pl. ocelli |ōˈselī, ōˈselē | ) Zoology 1 another term for simple eye. 2 another term for eyespot ( sense 1 ) and. DERIVATIVES o cel lar |ōˈselər |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of oculus eye.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ocellus

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 ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of oculus eye .