Ocellated

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellus.

    "The ocellated turkey has an eye-shaped spot on its tail feathers."

  2. 2
    spotted
Adjective
  1. 1
    having ocelli wordnet

Example

More examples

"There exists a beautiful, colorful species of turkey in the Yucatán Peninsula called the "ocellated turkey," or "el pavo ocelado.""

Etymology

Latin ocellatus, from ocellus (“a little eye”).

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