Ocellated turkey

Ocellated turkey
Ocellated O*cel"la*ted, a. [L. ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little eye, dim. of oculus an eye.] 1. Resembling an eye. [1913 Webster]

2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny. [1913 Webster]

{Ocellated turkey} (Zo["o]l.), the wild turkey of Central America ({Meleagris ocellata}). [1913 Webster]


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