ocellated
(of a spot or marking) eyelike.
having ocelli, or eyelike spots.
Origin of ocellated
1- Also oc·el·late [os-uh-leyt, oh-sel-it, -eyt]. /ˈɒs əˌleɪt, oʊˈsɛl ɪt, -eɪt/.
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How to use ocellated in a sentence
No distinct tufts of scales or knobs appear, and the ocellated region is traversed by four or five dark longitudinal lines.
Species with ring-spots sometimes have nuclei, and ocellated larv in some cases possess only a pale spot instead of a dark pupil.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannLucasii, Walk., offers another instance of the retention of the subdorsal line by an ocellated species.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannIn Lycæna agestis both sexes have wings of a brown colour, bordered with small ocellated orange spots, and are consequently alike.
This bamboo shows as its middle figure an Argus pheasant with its two long ocellated tail-feathers.
Evolution in Art | Alfred C. Haddon
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