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Definition of Eyespot
1. Noun. An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color.
Definition of Eyespot
1. n. A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination.
Definition of Eyespot
1. Noun. (biology) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms. ¹
2. Noun. An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly. ¹
3. Noun. (botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eyespot
1. a simple visual organ of lower animals [n -S]
Medical Definition of Eyespot
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyespot
Literary usage of Eyespot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"In the former the eyespot is shortened and C forced in from the margin as in ...
Two are found in the caudal end of the eyespot which are probably F and G, ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"The eyespot containing the ocelli is usually very dark, often deep black. ...
In shape the eyespot varies considerably, according to species. ..."
3. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1879)
"... a smaller excentric sheath ; this in turn was filled with a protoplasmic
contents and the two characteristic pigment discs. No eyespot was visible, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"In addition to the cerebral eyespot there are large numbers of minute black
pigmented bodies beside and below the central canal of ..."
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