NOUN | body | ocellus, simple eye, stemma | an eye having a single lens |
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attribute | ocellus, eyespot | an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies) |
Meaning | An eye having a single lens. | |
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Synonyms | simple eye, stemma | |
Narrower | ommatidium | Any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods |
Broader | eye, oculus, optic | The organ of sight |
Spanish | ocelo | |
Catalan | ocel |
Meaning | An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color. | |
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Synonym | eyespot | |
Broader | marking | A pattern of marks |
Catalan | ocel | |
Adjectives | ocellated | having ocelli |
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