ocellus

Noun

Meaning

A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates.

An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stemma eyespot simple eye blood peephole opening eye descent eyelet eyehole optic nerve optic chiasm optic cup pineal eye epiphysis cerebri
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Hypernyms

oculus eye marking optic

Hyponyms

ommatidium

Related terms

ocellated ocellar ocellary ocellate ocelloid ocellation

Derivatives

ocelli

Close letter words and terms

ocellocular ocelloid ocellorbital oceloid ocelot ocelot cat