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ocellus
n. eye common to invertebrates; eye-shaped spot


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Ocellus
An ocellus (plural: ocelli) is a type of photoreceptor organ in animals. Also called "simple eyes", ocelli are miniature eyes capable of sensing light but not distinguishing its direction. See also stemmata, which are structurally similar. Ocelli are found in many invertebratesInsects in particular have two types of ocelli, dorsal ocelli and lateral ocelli.
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ocellus
Noun
1. an eye having a single lens
(synonym) simple eye, stemma
(hypernym) eye, oculus, optic
(hyponym) ommatidium
2. an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
(synonym) eyespot
(hypernym) marking


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ocello (m)
n. ocellus, eye common to invertebrates; eye-shaped spot

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Ocelli
(pl. )
of Ocellus
  

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