OCELLATE
\ˈə͡ʊsə͡lˌe͡ɪt], \ˈəʊsəlˌeɪt], \ˈəʊ_s_əl_ˌeɪ_t]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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-D, [=o]'sel-l[=a]t, -ed, adj. resembling an eye: marked with spots resembling eyes, as the feathers of a peacock.--adjs. OCEL'LAR, OC'ELLARY, ocellate, pertaining to ocelli; OCELLIF'EROUS, OCELLIG'EROUS, bearing spots like small eyes.--n. OCEL'LUS, a little eye, an eye-spot: one of the round spots of varied colour in the tail of a peacock, &c.:--pl. OCEL'L[=I]. [L. ocellatus--ocellus, dim. of oculus, an eye.]
By Thomas Davidson