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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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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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