ocellus
n.
eye common to invertebrates; eye-shaped spot
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
invertebrates.
Insects 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
ocello (m)
n.
ocellus, eye common to invertebrates; eye-shaped spot
Ocelli
(pl. )
of Ocellus
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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