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noun
Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: ocellus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ocellus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marking
History
From eye + spot.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
