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eye·spot (-spät′)

noun

  1. a spot of color that looks like an eye
  2. a small spot of pigment associated with sensitivity to light, found in many invertebrates

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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