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ocularia

ocularia is the plural of ocularium.

Meaning of ocularium

Noun

ocularium (plural ocularia)

  1. A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.
    • […] A CLOSED HELMET, with blued surface; the skull-piece has a high roped comb, a deep visor pierced with the ocularium, bevor with annular piercings […]1901, W. H. Spiller, Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Armour & Arms Formed by W.H. Spiller ...: Which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods ... on Wednesday, January 30...
  2. An elevated mound or "turret", found in some arachnids and other creatures, which contains simple eyes (ocelli).
    • Ocularium with paired armature; area III usually with a pair of spines or tubercles; femur IV entirely straight and unarmed (Figure 4.29a), posterior ozopore absent or much smaller than anterior ozopore (Brazilian Atlantic forest) ...2007, Tone Novak, Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 202

Questions about ocularia

What is ocularia the plural of?
Ocularia is the plural of ocularium.

Words near ocularia in the dictionary

  1. ocular radiance
  2. ocular spark
  3. ocular sparks
  4. ocularcentric
  5. ocularcentrism
  6. ocularia
  7. ocularist
  8. ocularists
  9. ocularity
  10. ocularium
  11. ocularly

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