ocellateadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒsᵻlət/,

/əʊˈsɛlət/,

/əʊˈsɛleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɑsəˌleɪt/,

/ˈoʊsəˌleɪt/,

/oʊˈsɛlˌeɪt/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ocellatus.

Etymology: Probably < scientific Latin ocellatus (1758 as a specific epithet) < classical Latin ocellus ocellus n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare classical Latin ocellātum a stone having spots or markings like small eyes, and French ocellé (of an animal) having spots or markings shaped like eyes (1801–2). Compare earlier ocellated adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

= ocellated adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > having eye-shaped spots

eyespotted1590

eyed1591

starry-eyed?1594

ocellated1713

bird's-eyed1737

ocellate1825

1825 T. Say in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 2 i. 20 P[asimachus] subsulcatus..margin blued-purple, with a regular series of minute, elevated, ocellate granules.

1851 Encycl. Americana (new ed.) X. 70/2 The feathers of the wings are large, and much produced, the whole thickly covered with ocellate spots, giving to the bird a most extraordinary aspect.

1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 274 The other species of Lacerta, which may be seen frequently on the Continent of Europe, are the Green (Lacerta viridis) and the Ocellate (L. ocellata) Lizards, and the lively little Wall Lizard (L. muralis).

1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles v. 193 These bear no resemblance, however, to the ocellate spots of the Sand-Lizard.

2001 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 103 854 (heading) A new, ocellate species in the genus Lojus McDonald (Heteroptera; Pentatomidae).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ocellate
释义	ocellateadj. Brit. /ˈɒsᵻlət/, /əʊˈsɛlət/, /əʊˈsɛleɪt/, U.S. /ˈɑsəˌleɪt/, /ˈoʊsəˌleɪt/, /oʊˈsɛlˌeɪt/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ocellatus. Etymology: Probably < scientific Latin ocellatus (1758 as a specific epithet) < classical Latin ocellus ocellus n. + -ātus -ate suffix². Compare classical Latin ocellātum a stone having spots or markings like small eyes, and French ocellé (of an animal) having spots or markings shaped like eyes (1801–2). Compare earlier ocellated adj. Chiefly Zoology. = ocellated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > having eye-shaped spots eyespotted1590 eyed1591 starry-eyed?1594 ocellated1713 bird's-eyed1737 ocellate1825 1825 T. Say in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 2 i. 20 P[asimachus] subsulcatus..margin blued-purple, with a regular series of minute, elevated, ocellate granules. 1851 Encycl. Americana (new ed.) X. 70/2 The feathers of the wings are large, and much produced, the whole thickly covered with ocellate spots, giving to the bird a most extraordinary aspect. 1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 274 The other species of Lacerta, which may be seen frequently on the Continent of Europe, are the Green (Lacerta viridis) and the Ocellate (L. ocellata) Lizards, and the lively little Wall Lizard (L. muralis). 1951 M. Smith Brit. Amphibians & Reptiles v. 193 These bear no resemblance, however, to the ocellate spots of the Sand-Lizard. 2001 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 103 854 (heading) A new, ocellate species in the genus Lojus McDonald (Heteroptera; Pentatomidae). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1825
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