ocellus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/əʊˈsɛləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ocellus.wav

ocellus ocelli

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

eyespot

ocellar ocellary ocellate ocellated ocellation ocelliform ocelloid

pseudocellus

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