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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
2. 2
   an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color wordnet
3. 3
   An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.
4. 4
   an eye having a single lens wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

eyespoteyespotsimple eyesimple eyestemma

Etymology

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

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