Ocularium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɒk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ocularium is a noun meaning A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.
Meaning
A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.
More Meanings
- An elevated mound or "turret", found in some arachnids and other creatures, which contains simple eyes (ocelli).
Example Sentences
[…] A CLOSED HELMET, with blued surface; the skull-piece has a high roped comb, a deep visor pierced with the ocularium, bevor with annular piercings […]
Ocularium with paired armature; area III usually with a pair of spines or tubercles; femur IV entirely straight and unarmed (Figure 4.29a), posterior ozopore absent or much smaller than anterior ozopore (Brazilian Atlantic forest) .
Ocularium [of Hydrocolus paugus] absent (instar I and II) or present (instar III); maxillary cardo present; prementum subrectangular; labial palpomere 2 subcylindrical; antennomere 2 with a secondary seta in instar II and III larvae; legs without natatory setae […]
Word Forms
- ocularia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eyeslit, visor, vizor, faceplate, mesail, earhole.
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