EYESPOT

eyespot, ocellus

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eyespot (plural eyespots)

(biology) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.

An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.

(botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker

Anagrams

• peyotes, typoese

Source: Wiktionary


Eye"*spot`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination. (b) An eyelike spot of color.

Eye"*spot`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination. (b) An eyelike spot of color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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