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simple eye

Syllabification: (sim·ple eye)
Definition of simple eye

noun

  • a small eye of an insect or other arthropod that has only one lens, typically present in one or more pairs. Also called ocellus.Contrasted with compound eye.

simple eye in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of simple eye in the British & World English dictionary