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eyespot

/ˈʌɪspɒt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
  2. An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
  3. Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker

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Sources

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