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ocellus

ocel·lus

UK/əʊˈsɛləs/ uncommon

noun

1.

an eye having a single lens

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2.

an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color

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Origin

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

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