"ocellus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊˈsɛləs/ Forms: ocelli [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|la|ocellus|t=little eye}} Latin ocellus (“little eye”), {{m|la|oculus|t=eye}} oculus (“eye”) Head templates: {{en-noun|ocelli}} ocellus (plural ocelli)
  1. A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. Translations (simple eye consisting of a single lens): просто око (prosto oko) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ocel [masculine] (Catalan), 单眼 (dānyǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), pistesilmä (Finnish), ocelle [masculine] (French), Augenfleck [masculine] (German), Ozelle [feminine] (German), pontszem (Hungarian), depilauga [neuter] (Icelandic), súileog [feminine] (Irish), przyoczko [neuter] (Polish), oczko [neuter] (Polish), ocelo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ocellus-en-noun-CIPOX81E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'simple eye consisting of a single lens': 85 15
  2. 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. Translations (eye-like marking in the form of a spot or ring): 眼斑 (Chinese Mandarin), ocelle [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ocellus-en-noun-gCPx5RYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'eye-like marking in the form of a spot or ring': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ocellar, ocellary, ocellated, ocellation, ocelloid

Inflected forms

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