ocellus
noun
a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
ocelli
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pluralof ocellus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bands of small blue ocelli are present on the rump feathers and near the tips of the uppertail coverts and tail feathers.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 16, 2013
Although hydras do not have eyes, other members of their family have simple eyes called ocelli.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2012
Darwin was acutely aware of this and admired the modelling of the ocelli on the argus pheasant tail feathers as "more like a work of art than of nature".
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012
The wing-feathers, bearing the ocelli, are covered with dark stripes or rows of dark spots, each stripe or row running obliquely down the outer side of the shaft to an ocellus.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin
The tail and wing-feathers of this bird are ornamented with beautiful ocelli, like those on the peacock’s train.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin
