ocellus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an eye having a single lens
noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color

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

~Ocelli~ (o-sel'-le), pl. of Ocellus. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
Ocellus Lucanus (i, § 2) maintained that the Universe ([Greek: to pan]) was imperishable and uncreated. — Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
The antennæ are inserted high up on the head, next the ocelli, falling down over the clypeal region. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard

simple eye, stemma

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