Definition of ocellus in English:
ocellus
nounPlural ocelli əˈsɛləsoʊˈsɛləs
Zoology 1
another term for simple eye
Example sentencesExamples
- The expression in adults was observed in dorsal ocelli cells in the nerve code.
- Between the compound eyes are usually three simple eye, or ocelli.
- The ocelli (eye-like spots) on the spinous dorsal fin of males are metallic blue, surrounded by a golden ring.
- The ocelli, or eye spots, may reduce damage from fin-biting predators by mimicking the head.
- Our recent experiments raise a new question about the evolutionary relationship of ocelli to other sensory structures.
2
another term for eyespot (sense 1, ocellus sense 2)
Example sentencesExamples
- Transverse cuticular wrinkles arranged in a tight parallel pattern form a ring posterior to the ocelli and encircle about 25% of the cephalothorax.
- Besides functioning as an identification feature, the ocelli also have anti-predator functions.
- They suggested that the color change is stimulated by perception of the background color by the larval ocelli and effected by a neurophysiological pathway.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of oculus 'eye'.