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an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color

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  1. n. an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
  2. (a) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination. (b) An eyelike spot of color.
  3. n. an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color