Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eyespot

/ˈʌɪspɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: eye-spot
IPA: /ˈʌɪspɒt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.

Countable

noun

An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.

Countable

noun

A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.

Countable

noun

Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The eyespot is a complex sandwich of membranes with rows of granules that contain around 200 different proteins, including the same rhodopsins found in the retina of our own eye."

Etymology

From eye + spot.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʌɪspɒt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eyespots (plural)

Derived Forms

eyespotted

Synonyms

ocellus

Questions

How do you pronounce eyespot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌɪspɒt/.
What does eyespot mean?: Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
Where does eyespot come from?: From eye + spot.

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