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biocellate

biocellate adjective: having two ocelli, or eye-like spots.

Adjective

biocellate (not comparable)

  1. Having two ocelli, or eye-like spots.
    • a biocellate wing/insect

Origin of biocellate

From bi- + ocellate, see ocellated.

Questions about biocellate

What does biocellate mean?
Biocellate means having two ocelli, or eye-like spots.
What part of speech is biocellate?
Biocellate is an adjective.

Words near biocellate in the dictionary

  1. biocatalyzed
  2. biocathode
  3. biocathodes
  4. biocathodic
  5. bioceanic
  6. biocellate
  7. biocellular
  8. biocementation
  9. biocenologies
  10. biocenology
  11. biocenometer

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