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biocellate
[ bahy-os-uh-leyt, bahy-oh-sel-it ]
biocellate
/ baɪˈɒsɪˌleɪt; ˌbaɪəʊˈsɛlɪt /
adjective
- (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biocellate1
First recorded in 1840–50; bi- 1 + ocellate ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biocellate1
C19: from bi- 1+ ocellate , from Latin ocellus , diminutive of oculus eye
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