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noun
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: eyespot
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
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Synonyms: eyespot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marking
noun
an eye having a single lens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: simple eye, stemma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eye, oculus, optic
Narrower terms: ommatidium
History
From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
