Medical term:
ocellus
o·cel·lus
, pl.o·cel·li
(ō-sel'ŭs, -lī),1. The simple eye found in many invertebrates. Synonym(s): eyespot (2)
2. Facet of the compound eye of an insect.
[L. dim. of oculus, eye]
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ocellus
(ō-sĕl′əs)n. pl. ocelli (ō-sĕl′ī′)
1. A simple eye, found in many invertebrates, consisting of a number of sensory cells and often a single lens.
2. A marking that resembles an eye, as on the tail feathers of a male peacock; an eyespot.
o·cel′lar (ō-sĕl′ər) adj.
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ocellus
a single eye with a single lens found in insects and some other invertebrates.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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