English noun: ocellus | |||
1. | ocellus (body) an eye having a single lens | ||
Synonyms | simple eye, stemma | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eye, oculus, optic | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ommatidium | ||
2. | ocellus (attribute) an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color | ||
Synonyms | eyespot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||