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ocelloid

ocelloid noun: a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light.

Noun

ocelloid (plural ocelloids)

  1. a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light

Forms of ocelloid

pluralocelloids

Origin of ocelloid

From ocellus + -oid.

Questions about ocelloid

What does ocelloid mean?
Ocelloid means a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light.
What part of speech is ocelloid?
Ocelloid is a noun.
What is the plural of ocelloid?
The plural of ocelloid is ocelloids.

Words near ocelloid in the dictionary

  1. ocelliferous
  2. ocelliform
  3. ocelligerous
  4. ocelloccipital
  5. ocellocular
  6. ocelloid
  7. ocelloids
  8. ocellorbital
  9. ocellularioid
  10. ocellus
  11. oceloid

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