ALL meanings of ocellus
o·cel·lus
O o - noun plural ocellus a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers. 1
- noun plural ocellus an eyelike spot, as on a peacock feather. 1
- noun ocellus A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. 1
- noun ocellus the simple eye of insects and some other invertebrates, consisting basically of light-sensitive cells 0
- noun ocellus any eyelike marking in animals, such as the eyespot on the tail feather of a peacock 0
- noun ocellus an enlarged discoloured cell in a leaf 0
- noun ocellus a swelling on the sporangium of certain fungi 0
- noun ocellus the simple eyespot of certain invertebrates, as distinguished from the compound eye of an insect or the camera-type eye of vertebrates and cephalopods 0
- noun ocellus an eyelike spot, as on a peacock's feathers 0