ocellated
Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellusOf, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellus.
» There exists a beautiful, colorful species of turkey in the Yucatán Peninsula called the "ocellated turkey," or "el pavo ocelado."
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2 sensesOf, pertaining to, resembling or having an ocellus.
The ocellated turkey has an eye-shaped spot on its tail feathers.
having ocelli
Spotted
Examples
1 sentencesThere exists a beautiful, colorful species of turkey in the Yucatán Peninsula called the "ocellated turkey," or "el pavo ocelado."
Origin
Latin ocellatus, from ocellus (“a little eye”).Latin ocellatus, from ocellus (“a little eye”).
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Forms
more ocellated, most ocellated| Comparative | more ocellated Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ocellated Lesson |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.