An ocellus is a small, simple eye characteristic of invertebrates, or an eyespot found on plants or animals.
An ocellus is a simple eye found in invertebrates or an eyespot on plants or animals.
| Front | ocellus \o-SEL-uhs\ plural ocelli |
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| Back | noun 1. A small simple eye common to invertebrates. 2. An eyelike colored spot on an animal (as on peacock feathers, butterfly wings, fish, etc.) or on a leaf of a plant. [Latin ocellus, little eye, diminutive of oculus, eye.] "The sarcastic fringehead is an extremely territorial fish found along the Pacific Coast from San Francisco Bay to Baja California ... The ocelli on their dorsal fins are metallic blue, surrounded by a golden ring." - The Kids' Reading Room, The Los Angeles Times, Jul 18, 2000. |
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