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eyespot

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Noun

  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. A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.
  4. Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker.

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