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ocellus

/əʊˈsɛləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
ocel-lus
IPA
/əʊˈsɛləs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃ekʷ-, ocellus

Inflected Forms

ocelli (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudocellus

Frequently Paired Words

ocellar ocellary ocellate ocellated ocellation ocelliform ocelloid

Synonyms

eyespot simple eye stemma

Questions

How do you pronounce ocellus?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊˈsɛləs/.
What does ocellus mean?
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.
Where does ocellus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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