Having had the eyes removed or extracted, either surgically or as a result of injury or disease.
From Latin 'exoculatus', combining 'ex-' (out) and 'oculatus' (having eyes, from 'oculus' meaning eye). The term emerged in medical and anatomical contexts to describe organisms or structures lacking eyes.
Some deep-sea creatures are naturally exoculated—they lost their eyes over millions of years of evolution in total darkness where vision is useless. It's a reminder that our bodies only keep features we actually need.
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