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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Indistinctly ocellate; somewhat resembling an ocellus; in entomology, noting spots on the wings of butterflies, etc., surrounded by a ring of another color, but destitute of a central spot or pupil. Also called blind or epupillate spots.

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