ocellated
Americanadjective
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(of a spot or marking) eyelike.
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having ocelli, or eyelike spots.
Etymology
Origin of ocellated
First recorded in 1705–15; from New Latin ocellāt(us), equivalent to ocell(us) “little eye” + -ātus adjective suffix + English -ed past participle suffix; see origin at ocellus, -ate 1, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Olive farmer Angel said since introducing cover crops he noticed an increase in birds such as owls, blackbirds, turtle doves, hoopoes and reptiles such as the near-threatened ocellated lizard.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Also, veterinarians treat an ocellated turkey chick’s foot condition, and a North American beaver needs a tooth trim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
Dr. Milinkovitch suspected a similar Turing mechanism was at play in ocellated lizards.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
Indication of a species in an extinction vortex: the ocellated turkey on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 16, 2013
The ocellated icefish lives so far down deep in the frigid waters near Antarctica, his heart has to be five times larger than the average fish.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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