Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocelloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ocel-loid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light

Etymology

From ocellus + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ocellus

Inflected Forms

ocelloids (plural)

Questions

What does ocelloid mean?: a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light
Where does ocelloid come from?: From ocellus + -oid.

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