"occular spark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: occular sparks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} occular spark (plural occular sparks)
  1. (ichthyology) A type of occular radiance, which is the redirection of infalling light from above, reflecting it into the visual field to illuminate the field of vision, for diurnal active photolocation. Categories (topical): Ichthyology Hypernyms: occular radiance
    Sense id: en-occular_spark-en-noun-cgMABd0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

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