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Ocellus
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O-cel′lus
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
ocellus
ocellus
English
Noun
ocellus (plural ocelli)
- A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells
- An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock
Related terms
Translations
simple eyes consisting of a single lens
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive from oculus (“eye”) + -ellus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈkel.lus/, [ɔˈkɛl.lʊs]
Noun
ocellus m (genitive ocellī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ocellus | ocellī |
| genitive | ocellī | ocellōrum |
| dative | ocellō | ocellīs |
| accusative | ocellum | ocellōs |
| ablative | ocellō | ocellīs |
| vocative | ocelle | ocellī |
References
- ocellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ocellus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- OCELLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ocellus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- ocellus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ocellus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray