ocellated
adjective
(of a spot or marking) eyelike.
Example Sentences
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Dioptrate: an ocellate spot with the pupil divided by a transverse line.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Pupil: the central mark of an ocellate spot.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Epupillate: an ocellate spot included by a colored ring, but destitute of a pupil or central spot.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Wings white; anterior with a small, nearly central, oblong, black dot nearest the tip; margin of the posterior wings very entire, beneath all with a brown ocellate spot and undulated fulvous lines: both sexes alike.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
Blind: without eyes: applied also to an ocellate spot without a pupil.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
