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ocellar
Variant of ocellus
noun pl. ocelli
- the simple eyespot of certain invertebrates, as distinguished from the compound eye of an insect or the camera-type eye of vertebrates and cephalopods
- an eyelike spot, as on a peacock's feathers
Related Forms:
- ocellar adjective
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