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oculate
adjective
oc·u·late
\ˈäkyələ̇t, -yəˌlāt\
Definition of oculate
: having spots or holes resembling eyes : ocellated
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Origin and Etymology of oculate
Late Latin oculatus having ornaments resembling eyes, from Latin, having eyes, from oculus eye + -atus -ate
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