pseudocellus

noun

pseud·​ocel·​lus

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plural pseudocelli

1

: one of a pair of minute structures of unknown function on the head of a proturan

2

: one of the simple eyes of a larval insect

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pseud- + ocellus

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