biocellate

[ bahy-os-uh-leyt, bahy-oh-sel-it ]

adjectiveZoology, Botany.
  1. marked with two ocelli or eyelike parts.

Origin of biocellate

1
First recorded in 1840–50; bi-1 + ocellate

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British Dictionary definitions for biocellate

biocellate

/ (baɪˈɒsɪˌleɪt, ˌbaɪəʊˈsɛlɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli

Origin of biocellate

1
C19: from bi- 1 + ocellate, from Latin ocellus, diminutive of oculus eye

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