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ocellations

ocellations is the plural of ocellation.

Meaning of ocellation

Noun

ocellation (countable and uncountable, plural ocellations)

  1. (uncountable) The development of eye-like markings, such as those on the wing of a butterfly or tail of a peacock.
    • In Pararge aegeria, increased dorsal hindwing ocellation (i.e., four spots) occurs in mid-summer (Parker, 1984; Shreeve, 1987).1993, Roger L. H. Dennis, Butterflies and Climate Change, →ISBN, page 131
  2. (countable) An eye-like marking; ocellus.
    • All that is left of the omnidirectional ball of intense eyes is the dual colour of the ocellations and the brilliant pattern they make, a fascinating, silky fan.2016, Michel Serres, The Five Senses: A Philosophy of Mingled Bodies, →ISBN

Questions about ocellations

What is ocellations the plural of?
Ocellations is the plural of ocellation.

Words near ocellations in the dictionary

  1. ocellated crakes
  2. ocellated lizard
  3. ocellated lizards
  4. ocellated turkey
  5. ocellation
  6. ocellations
  7. ocelli
  8. ocelliferous
  9. ocelliform
  10. ocelligerous
  11. ocelloccipital

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