English dictionary

eyespot

/'/aI/,sp/A/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.attribute

Synonyms ocellus

Source: WordNet 3.0
A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination.

noun

Source: webster1913