O*cel"lus (?), n.; pl. Ocelli (#). [L., dim. of oculus an eye.] Zool. (a)

A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates.

(b)

An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.

 

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