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ocelloid

noun

Etymology

From ocellus + -oid.

  1. borrowed from ocellus — “little eye”
  2. suffixed as ocelloid — “ocellus + oid”

Definitions

  1. a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure…

    a cellular structure found in unicellular microorganisms that is analogous in structure and function to eyes, which focus, process and detect light

The neighborhood

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