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Meaning of "ocelli" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OCELLI

ɒˈsɛlaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCELLI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ocelli is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OCELLI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Simple eye in invertebrates

A simple eye refers to a type of eye form or optical arrangement that contains a single lens. A "simple eye" is so called in distinction from a multi-lensed "compound eye", and is not necessarily at all simple in the usual sense of the word. The eyes of humans and large animals, and camera lenses are classed as "simple" because in both cases a single lens collects and focuses light onto the retina or film. Many insects have compound eyes consisting of multiple lenses, each focusing light onto a small number of retinula cells. The structure of an animal's eye is determined by the environment in which it lives, and the behavioural tasks it must fulfill to survive. Arthropods differ widely in the habitats in which they live, as well as their visual requirements for finding food or conspecifics, and avoiding predators. Consequently, an enormous variety of eye designs are found in arthropods: nature has repeatedly developed novel solutions to overcome visual problems or limitations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCELLI

ally · apply · butterfly · cancelli · comply · dragonfly · Eli · firefly · fly · imply · July · lie · multiply · nucelli · rely · reply · sly · supply · tali · vitelli

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCELLI

oceanic trench · Oceanid · oceanog. · oceanographer · oceanographic · oceanographical · oceanographically · oceanography · oceanological · oceanologist · oceanology · Oceanus · Oceanus Procellarum · ocellar · ocellate · ocellated · ocellation · ocellus · oceloid · ocelot

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCELLI

Bontempelli · Botticelli · casus belli · Corelli · gingelli · Grappelli · Llanelli · Machiavelli · Minnelli · nielli · ritornelli · saltarelli · Schiaparelli · Signorelli · Torricelli · Vercelli · vermicelli · violoncelli · Zeffirelli

Synonyms and antonyms of ocelli in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ocelli» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCELLI

Find out the translation of ocelli to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ocelli from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ocelli» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

单眼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ocelos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ocelli
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ocelli
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التي تشبه
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

глазки
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ocelos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ocelli
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ocelles
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ocelli
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Augenflecken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

単眼
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

ocelli
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ocelli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ocelli
80 millions of speakers
ta

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ocelli
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ऑसिल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Osel
70 millions of speakers
it

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ocelli
65 millions of speakers
pl

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ocelli
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

глазки
40 millions of speakers
ro

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ocelli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ocelli
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ocelli
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ocelli
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ocelli
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ocelli

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCELLI»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ocelli

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCELLI»

Discover the use of ocelli in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ocelli and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Entomology
light cycles and mediate a general stimulatory effect on insect. For instance, honeybee forages earlier in morning and longer in day if its Ocelli is intact. Ocelli may orientate insect toward linearly polarized light, modulate phototactic behaviour ...
‎2011
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Advances in Insect Physiology
hensively reviewed by Goodman (1970, 1975, 1981), and some aspects of insect ocelli have been concisely reviewed by several authors (Wilson, 1978a; Laughlin , 1981; Wehner, 1981; Mobbs, 1985; Toh and Tateda, 1991). 2 Distribution and ...
‎1994
3
New Scientist
The ocelli are arranged along the wing feathers, and, as Darwin noticed, are cunningly shaded so that they produce an illusion of being three-dimensional. To a lesser extent this applies to the ocelli of peafowl. The peacock pheasants are a  ...
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Advances in Insect Physiology APL
DISTRIBUTION AND STRUCTURE A. DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DORSAL OCELLI WITHIN THE CLASS INSECTA Distribution of the dorsal ocelli within the Class is erratic. Some insect orders lack ocelli completely, others, ...
J. W. L. Beament, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1970
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Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and ...
Although there is strong evidence for photore- ceptor function of ocelli, (Figures 6.7 and 6.8), medusae that lack ocelli (e.g. Gonioncinns) are capable of responding to altered light intensity by changing their swimming rates. The eyespot in ...
John A. Williamson, Joseph W. Burnett, Peter J. Fenner, 1996
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Insect Clocks, Third Edition
Candidate photoreceptors for such entrainment are the compound eyes, the ocelli, or an extra-optic photosensitivity, perhaps in the brain itself. In the search for the photoreceptors in cockroaches attention has been directed at all three.
D.S. Saunders, C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou, R.D. Lewis, 2002
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Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in Polychaeta ...
Thomas Bartolomaeus, Günter Purschke. Segmental ocelli Segmental ocelli as well as tentacular and pygidial ocelli are structurally different from cerebral eyes and thus most likely represent independently evolved structures.
Thomas Bartolomaeus, Günter Purschke, 2006
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Animal Eyes
In insects with a distinct larval stage, the ocelli are the only eyes the larvae possess. They vary greatly in size and complexity. The larvae of flies have no more than a small group of light-sensitive cells on either side of the head. Lepidopteran ...
Michael F. Land, Dan-Eric Nilsson, 2012
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A Functional Biology of Scyphozoa
Semaeostomeae and Rhizostomeae contain ocelli. Each rhopalium of Aurelia aurita contains two ocelli: a flat ectodermal aboral one, and a smaller cup-shaped one on the oral side (Schewiakoff, 1889) (Figure 2.6). The smaller one is formed  ...
M.N. Arai, 1997
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna ...
produce a zigzag along margins of ventrals that meets edges of lateral ocelli; mottling heaviest posteriorly and under tail; upper head surfaces vermiculated with black and light areas; supralabials yellow with dark spots; iris greenish gray.
Jay M. Savage, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCELLI»

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Let's Talk About Birds: Palawan peacock pheasant
But, similar to a peacock, its tail feathers are beautifully decorated with brightly colored “eye spots,” called ocelli. The Palawan has two rows of ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Marc Murrell: Cicadas sounding off this summer
Two large, red compound eyes are located on the sides of their head and they also have three, small ocelli (simple eyes) located in a triangle ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
3
4-Inch Long Centipede Gives Arkansas Teen An Earful
... on the land today, often lack eyes, although some species of centipedes possess ocelli, which can group together to form compound eyes. «Tech Times, Jul 15»
4
The invasion of the 17-year cicadas has begun
Seventeen-year cicadas have five eyes; two are obvious large, compound eyes on either side of their head and three are ocelli eyes in a ... «Louisburg Herald, Jun 15»
5
17-year cicadas are late but plentiful in Oklahoma
It's sometimes called "cottonball butt"; Cicadas have five eyes: two large compound eyes and three ocelli between the two main eyes. Cicadas ... «Tulsa World, Jun 15»
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Loud cicadas result in Arkansans calling 911
“They have five eyes (two large red compound eyes on the sides of the head, and three small ocelli (simple eyes) located in a triangle on the ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
7
EXPO Milano and Italy Bask in the Glow of Good Food
It included a visit to Beppino Ocelli, who produces Langa and Alpe cheese from the milk of cows, goats, and sheep that spend their lives in ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Homeless in Vancouver: Saw a wasp but I can't tell you what the …
Its fathomless compound eyes were dark mahogany as were its other eyes: the three dots on the top of its head, or ocelli, which detect changes ... «Straight.com, May 15»
9
Guamania! Part I: Cuckoo for Cocos
We spied the rippling blue ribbon of the giant fluted clam's mantle, peppered with myriad tiny eye-like structures called ocelli. Elaine turned out ... «DeeperBlue.com, May 15»
10
Blue-spotted tree monitor's mysterious colour
... coast of New Guinea's Vogelkop Peninsula, this gorgeous reptile is covered in black scales patterned in blue 'ocelli' - eye-shaped formations ... «Australian Geographic, Apr 15»
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