ocellus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies)

2. 2
   noun

   an eye having a single lens

3. 3
   noun

   A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.

4. 4
   noun

   An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.

From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”).

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