Definition of ocellated in English:
ocellated
adjective ˈɒsɪleɪtɪdˈɑsəˌleɪdəd
(of an animal) having eye-like markings.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ocellated turkey is native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala and Belize.
- In the Mediterranean ocellated wrasse, satellite males help to defend the nest against small parasitic males.
- It seems that both available species were eaten, the domesticated one now familiar worldwide and also the ocellated turkey.
- In the Maya forest, the rare ocellated turkey cocks its head from side to side, as if preening.
Definition of ocellated in US English:
ocellated
adjectiveˈɑsəˌleɪdədˈäsəˌlādəd
(of an animal) having eye-like markings.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the Mediterranean ocellated wrasse, satellite males help to defend the nest against small parasitic males.
- In the Maya forest, the rare ocellated turkey cocks its head from side to side, as if preening.
- It seems that both available species were eaten, the domesticated one now familiar worldwide and also the ocellated turkey.
- The ocellated turkey is native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala and Belize.