eyespot

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[ˈʌɪspɒt], (Noun)

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- a light-sensitive pigmented spot on the bodies of invertebrates such as flatworms, starfishes, and microscopic crustaceans, and also in some unicellular organisms

- a rounded eye-like marking on an animal, especially on the wing of a butterfly or moth

- a fungal disease of cereals and other cultivated grasses, characterized by yellowish oval spots on the leaves and stems


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