单词 | biocellate |
释义 | biocellate in British English (baɪˈɒsɪˌleɪt, ˌbaɪəʊˈsɛlɪt) adjective (of animals and plants) marked with two eyelike spots or ocelli Word origin C19: from bi-1 + ocellate, from Latin ocellus, diminutive of oculus eyebiocellate in American English (baiˈɑsəˌleit, ˌbaiouˈselɪt) adjective Zoology & Botany marked with two ocelli or eyelike parts Word origin [1840–50; bi-1 + ocellate]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, creationism, layout, organizer, warmupbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: biceps, bilabial, bipolar, bivalent, bivalve |
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