OCELLUS


Meaning of OCELLUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ō-ˈse-ləs ]

noun

( plural ocel·li -ˈse-ˌlī, -(ˌ)lē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of oculus eye — more at eye

Date: 1819

1. : a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate

2. : an eyelike colored spot (as on a peacock feather or the wings of some butterflies)

• ocel·lar ō-ˈse-lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.