ocelli

Variant of ocellus

ocellus definition

ocel·lus (ō sel′əs)

noun pl. ocelli -·li′ (-ī′)

  1. the simple eyespot of certain invertebrates, as distinguished from the compound eye of an insect or the camera-type eye of vertebrates and cephalopods
  2. an eyelike spot, as on a peacock's feathers

Etymology: L, dim. of oculus, eye

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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