ocellus
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ocellus (ɒˈsɛləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -li | |
| 1. | the simple eye of insects and some other invertebrates, consisting basically of light-sensitive cells |
| 2. | any eyelike marking in animals, such as the eyespot on the tail feather of a peacock |
| 3. | botany |
| a. an enlarged discoloured cell in a leaf | |
| b. a swelling on the sporangium of certain fungi | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Latin: small eye, from oculus eye] | |
| o'cellar | |
| —adj | |
| ocellate | |
| —adj | |
| ocellated | |
| —adj | |
| ocel'lation | |
| —n | |
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Ocellus
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| ocellus (ō-sěl'əs) Pronunciation Key
Plural ocelli (ō-sěl'ī')
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Example sentences
Color pattern distinct among snakeheads with dark chevrons on sides and large ocellus centered on caudal peduncle.
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