ocelle

ɔsɛl

Definition

Definition of ocelle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

camouflage

TECH.

tache ronde sur un animal qui trompe les prédateurs

TECH.

Les ocelles du papillon ressemblent à de vrais yeux.

tache oculaire

insecte

TECH.

petit œil simple des insectes qui détecte la lumière

TECH.

Les ocelles de la libellule brillent au soleil.

motif

TECH.

tache colorée de forme ronde

TECH.

Cette étoffe présente des ocelles dorées sur fond bleu.

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tache ronde sur un animal qui trompe les prédateurs

Origin of ocelle

latin, ocellus (petit œil)

Examples of ocelle in a sentence

Certains poissons possèdent un ocelle près de leur nageoire.
L'abeille possède trois ocelles sur la tête.
Les ocelles aident certains insectes à détecter les mouvements.
Le papillon arbore de magnifiques ocelles sur ses ailes.
Les poissons tropicaux présentent souvent des ocelles colorées.

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English:eyespots, simple eye, ...
German:Augenfleck, Ocellus, ...
Italian:ocello, macchia rotonda, ...
Spanish:ocelo, ...
Portuguese:ocelo, olho simples, ...
Chinese:眼状斑, 单眼, ...
Japanese:眼状斑, 単眼, ...
Arabic:عين كاذبة, عين بسيطة, ...
Hebrew:עַיִן-כֶּתֶם, עֵין פָּשׁוּטָה, ...
Russian:глазчатое пятно, оцелла, ...
Ukrainian:оцел, просте око, ...
Catalan:ocel, taca rodona, ...
Danish:øjeplet, punktøje, ...
Dutch:oogvlekken, ocellus, ...
Greek:κηλίδα, απλό μάτι, ...
Khmer:ភ្នែកក្លែងក្លាយ, ភ្នែកសាមញ្ញ, ...
Korean:눈무늬, 단안, ...
Polish:oczko, ocellus, ...
Portuguese (BR):ocelo, olho simples, ...
Romanian:ocel, pată rotundă, ...
Swedish:ocell, punktöga, ...
Thai:จุดตา, ตาเดี่ยว, ...
Turkish:göz benekleri, ocel, ...
Vietnamese:đốm mắt, mắt đơn, ...

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Definition of ocelle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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