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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOculate
/ˈɒk.jʊ.leɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To furnish with eyes or optical apertures.
"Early microscopists sought to oculate their crude viewing devices with better lenses."
- 1
Furnished with eyes or eye-like spots, markings, or structures.
"The butterfly's wings featured oculate patterns that effectively deterred potential predators."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'oculatus', past participle of 'oculare' meaning to furnish with eyes, stemming from 'oculus' (eye). It entered English in the 17th century as a biological and literary term denoting something provided with eyes or eye-like spots.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oculate" is said worldwide
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oculé
Transliteration: /ɔ.ky.le/
"Les ailes de cet insecte sont richement oculées."
augenartig
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
"Der Schmetterling hat augenartige Flecken auf den Flügeln."
oculato
Transliteration: /o.kuˈla.to/
"La farfalla presenta disegni oculati sulle ali."
oculado
Transliteration: /o.kuˈla.ðo/
"El espécimen muestra patrones oculados muy distintivos."
oculado
Transliteration: /o.kuˈla.du/
"As asas da borboleta possuem manchas oculadas."
नेत्रयुक्त
Transliteration: netrayukta
"तितली के पंखों पर नेत्रयुक्त आकृतियाँ बनी होती हैं।"
有眼的
Transliteration: yǒu yǎn de
"这种昆虫的翅膀上有类似眼睛的斑纹。"
눈이 있는
Transliteration: nuni inneun
"그 나비의 날개에는 눈 모양의 무늬가 있다."
有眼の
Transliteration: yūgan no
"その蝶の羽には目玉模様がある。"
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