Definition of Ocelli. Meaning of Ocelli. Synonyms of Ocelli

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Definition of Ocelli

Ocelli
Ocellus O*cel"lus, n.; pl. Ocelli. [L., dim. of oculus an eye.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. (b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.

Meaning of Ocelli from wikipedia

- dorsal (top-most) ocelli, and lateral ocelli (often referred to as ocelli and stemmata, respectively), most insects have dorsal ocelli while stemmata are...
- Adnan Oçelli (born 6 August 1963) is an Albanian former professional footballer who player as a left-back. He made 11 appearances for the Albania national...
- Arthropods use combinations of compound eyes and pigment-pit ocelli for vision. In most species, the ocelli can only detect the direction from which light is coming...
- number, but ubiquitously consist of specialized structures to sense light (ocelli), which line the structure, and regions to perceive gravity (statoliths)...
- least one of two types of eye: lateral compound eyes, and smaller median ocelli, which are simple eyes. When both are present, the two eye types are used...
- Insect vision is mainly through their compound eyes, with additional small ocelli. Many insects can hear, using tympanal organs, which may be on the legs...
- head capsule bears most of the sensory organs, including the antennae, ocelli, and compound eyes, along with the mouthparts. In the adult insect, the...
- compound eyes, a change in light intensity is perceived in the simple eyes (ocelli). At high po****tion densities and under certain environmental conditions...
- have divided eyes, while many have eyes that are notched, and a few have ocelli, small, simple eyes usually ****her back on the head (on the vertex); these...
- abdomen. Arachnids have two kinds of eyes: the lateral and median ocelli. The lateral ocelli evolved from compound eyes and may have a tapetum, which enhances...