Ocellus

What do we mean by ocellus?

A simple eye, found in many invertebrates, consisting of a number of sensory cells and often a single lens. noun

A marking that resembles an eye, as on the tail feathers of a male peacock; an eyespot. noun

A little eye; an eye-spot; a stemma; one of the minute simple eyes of insects and various other animals. noun

One of the simple elements or facets of a compound eye. See cut of compound eye, under eye. noun

In Hydromedusæ, a pigment-spot at the base of the tentacles, or combined with other marginal bodies, in some cases provided with refractive structures which recall the crystalline cones of some other low invertebrates. Also called ocellicyst. noun

One of the round spots of varied color, consisting of a central part (the pupil) framed in a peripheral part, such as characterize the tail of a peacock or the wing of an argus-pheasant. noun

See the adjectives. noun

A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. noun

An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock. noun

A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells noun

An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock noun

An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color noun

An eye having a single lens noun

A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.

An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock.

Words that are spelled similarly to ocellus:
ocellus, locellus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ocellus:
ocelli, somite, inwardly, peduncle, antennae, forewing, underside, bluish, caudal, thorax, canto, pigment, dorsal, encircled, fin, larva, paler, transverse, yellowish, abdomen, absent, whitish, posterior, obscure, basal, pale, darker, lateral, patch, apex, spots, margin, pupil, colour, compound, eye, dark, scales, brown, eyes, spot, outer, yellow, terminal, uniform, inner, ring, cell, minute, smaller, visible, broad, black, distinct, narrow, orange, white, below, cells, head, sometimes, portion, similar, above, develop, wing, beyond, present, larger, blue, green, light, generally.

Words that rhyme with ocellus:
phacellus.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ocellus:
median, anterior, lateral, black, single, large, front, dorsal, small, perfect, posterior, dark, apical, subapical, distinct, frontal, middle, prominent, third, socket, edged, dragonfly, foremost, lower, red, simple, uppermost, larval, unpaired, caudal, abaxial, lowest, anal, magnificent, inner, singular, pupilled, minute, adaxial, ringed, conspicuous, indistinct, basal, centred, locust, pigmented, fifth, latin, submarginal, imperfect, obscure, cephalic, shaded, circular, discal, hyaline, pale, isolated, subtornal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ocellus:
present, specific, orange, iii.

Consonant match to ocellus:
aeschylus, assail us, hassle us, hustle us.

Words that sound like ocellus:
ocellus, ocilla, iceless, nucellus, acela, osis, bacillus, olus, escalus, insoles, oxalis, selas, -osis, obelus, rosellas, osas, achelous, hostless, ghostless, procellous, opalesce, osyris, jealous, zealous, assaults, tellus, telus, isola, aeschylus, acetous, teles, osseous, asala, issueless, s class, vellus, esaias, ice palace, eolus, esselen, socialise, olis, seles, celis, osal, soleless, physalis, cilice, vasilis, silis, obsolesce, bowelless, nasalis, osel, basalis, merciless, odorless, assylum, analysts, calus, opolis, melis, colous, icily, olas, casillas, malus, isolates, isela, odourless, nellis, acinous, culus, oscillates, ocelots, jellis, musales, kellis, mellis, novellus, cholas, noseless, josias, oestrus, ojala, ocelli, nelis, eggless, helice, cellas, melisse, hilus, chylous, arilus, osages, agilis, mullus, opalise, acholous, oscillo.