Monday, December 5, 2011

Word of the Day: Ocellus

3:34 PM  American Book Company  

Happy Monday! The word of the day is

- Ocellus -
pronounced [oh-sel-uh's]



noun, plural
1. a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.

2. an eyelike spot, as on a peacock feather.

Origin
1810–20; < Latin: little eye, diminutive of oculus eye; see -elle

Related Words
simple eye, stemma, eyespot

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