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eyeshine

eyeshine noun: a visible effect of the tapetum lucidum, causing the pupil to appear to glow when a light is shone into the eye.

Noun

eyeshine (countable and uncountable, plural eyeshines)

  1. A visible effect of the tapetum lucidum, causing the pupil to appear to glow when a light is shone into the eye.

Forms of eyeshine

pluraleyeshines

Origin of eyeshine

From eye + shine.

Questions about eyeshine

What does eyeshine mean?
Eyeshine means a visible effect of the tapetum lucidum, causing the pupil to appear to glow when a light is shone into the eye.
What part of speech is eyeshine?
Eyeshine is a noun.
What is the plural of eyeshine?
The plural of eyeshine is eyeshines.

Words near eyeshine in the dictionary

  1. eyeshadows
  2. eyeshape
  3. eyeshapes
  4. eyeshield
  5. eyeshields
  6. eyeshine
  7. eyeshines
  8. eyeshot
  9. eyeshots
  10. eyesies
  11. eyesight

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