OCELLATED

ocellated

(adjective) having ocelli

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ocellated (comparative more ocellated, superlative most ocellated)

Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellus.

spotted

Anagrams

• decollate

Source: Wiktionary


O*cel"la*ted, a. Etym: [L.ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little eye, dim. of oculus an eye.]

1. Resembling an eye.

2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny. Ocellated turkey (Zoöl.), the wild turkey of Central America (Meleagris ocellata).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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