Dictionary

ocellus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əʊˈsɛləs/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
2. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

pseudocellus

Relateds

ocelliform · ocellary · ocellated · ocelloid · ocellate · ocellar · ocellation

Synonyms

eyespot

Translations (16)

ca ocel (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · de Punktauge (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · cmn 单眼 (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · ga súileog (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · pl przyoczko (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · fr ocelle (eye-like marking in the form of a spot or ring) · bg просто око (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · hu pontszem (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · es ocelo (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · de Augenfleck (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · cmn 眼斑 (eye-like marking in the form of a spot or ring) · pl oczko (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · de Ozelle (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · fr ocelle (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · fi pistesilmä (simple eye consisting of a single lens) · is depilauga (simple eye consisting of a single lens)