Explore Eyespot through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like marking. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eyespot meaning
- Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
- An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
- A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.
Synonyms of Eyespot
Using Eyespot
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms. | An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly. | A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.
- Useful related words include: ocellus, marking.
Context around Eyespot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eyespot
- In this selection, "eyespot" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single stand out and add context to how "eyespot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single eyespot on its and have an eyespot at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eyespot" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eyespot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Each of the epitoke segments is packed with eggs and sperm and features a single eyespot on its surface. (19 words)
Brittle stars, crinoids and sea cucumbers in general do not have sensory organs but some burrowing sea cucumbers of the order Apodida have a single statocyst adjoining each radial nerve and some have an eyespot at the base of each tentacle. (41 words)
Brittle stars, crinoids and sea cucumbers in general do not have sensory organs but some burrowing sea cucumbers of the order Apodida have a single statocyst adjoining each radial nerve and some have an eyespot at the base of each tentacle. (41 words)
Each of the epitoke segments is packed with eggs and sperm and features a single eyespot on its surface. (19 words)
Example sentences (2)
Brittle stars, crinoids and sea cucumbers in general do not have sensory organs but some burrowing sea cucumbers of the order Apodida have a single statocyst adjoining each radial nerve and some have an eyespot at the base of each tentacle.
Each of the epitoke segments is packed with eggs and sperm and features a single eyespot on its surface.