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Word of the Day - ocellus

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ocellus

/əˈsɛləs/
noun
Zoology
1 another term for simple eye
2 another term for eyespot (sense 1, ocellus sense 2)

Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of oculus ‘eye’.

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