Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocellation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ocel-la-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The development of eye-like markings, such as those on the wing of a butterfly or tail of a peacock.

Uncountable

noun

An eye-like marking; ocellus.

Countable

Example Sentences

"In Pararge aegeria, increased dorsal hindwing ocellation (i.e., four spots) occurs in mid-summer (Parker, 1984; Shreeve, 1987)."
"This feature is the ocellation of the tail feathers of the male of the species, whose brilliant plumage earned its reputation since antiquity as the most beautiful of all birds."
"All that is left of the omnidirectional ball of intense eyes is the dual colour of the ocellations and the brilliant pattern they make, a fascinating, silky fan."

Etymology

From Latin ocellus (“little eye”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ocellus

Usage

Inflected Forms

ocellations (plural)

Questions

What does ocellation mean?: The development of eye-like markings, such as those on the wing of a butterfly or tail of a peacock.
Where does ocellation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ocellation

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ocellation”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ocellation”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ocellation” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.