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ocelli

ocelli is the plural of ocellus.

Meaning of ocellus

Noun

ocellus (plural ocelli)

  1. A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
  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.
    Synonyms:
    eyespot

Questions about ocelli

What is ocelli the plural of?
Ocelli is the plural of ocellus.

Words near ocelli in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ocelli (page history and authors); ocellus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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