ocellation

ocellation
(o-sèl-la-sion) s. f.
Terme de zoologie. Figure d'oeil sur les ailes du paon, et sur le corps, les ailes ou les plumes de certains animaux.
   Ocelle.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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  • ocellation — [äs΄ə lā′shən] n. an eyelike spot …   English World dictionary

  • ocellation — ˌäsəˈlāshən noun ( s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin ocellation , ocellatio, from (assumed) New Latin ocellatus + Latin ion , io ion 1. : the state of being ocellated 2. : ocellus …   Useful english dictionary

  • ocellation — /os euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an eyelike spot or marking. 2. the state of having eyelike markings. [1840 50; OCELLATE + ION] * * * …   Universalium

  • ocellation — oc·el·la·tion …   English syllables

  • ocellation — /ɒsəˈleɪʃən/ (say osuh layshuhn) noun an eye like spot or marking. {Latin ocellus little eye + ation} …  

  • ocellus — noun a) A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells b) 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 See Also: ocellar …   Wiktionary

  • ocellus —   n. (pl. li small eye; eye like coloured spot.    ♦ ocellar, a.    ♦ ocellated, a. bearing ocelli.    ♦ ocellation, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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