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ocellation

American  
[os-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɒs əˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. an eyelike spot or marking.

  2. the state of having eyelike markings.

Etymology

Origin of ocellation

1840–50; ocellate + -ion

Example Sentences

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Besides, the collected foliage of the trees, when gazed at from beneath, presents a species of ocellation, to which that of the argus-pheasant is in some way assimilated.

From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne

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