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ocellus
1. An eye-like marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually, a little spot of color inside a ring of another color.
2. An eye having a single lens.
3. An eye-spot or eye-like color patch.
4. The simple eye found in some insects and other arthropods.
5. An eye-like marking as seen on many insects, on fish, on feathers, etc.
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ocellus (s) (noun), ocelli (pl)
One of the three simple eyes of adult insects, located on or near the center line of the dorsal surface of the head: The ocelli (eyes having a single lens) should be distinguished from the laterally placed compound eyes.

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