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mud-eye

mud-eye noun: a dragonfly larva.

Noun

mud-eye (plural mud-eyes)

  1. (Australia) A dragonfly larva.
    • I lifted up the rocks and looked for beetles or mud-eyes to torment.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 202

Forms of mud-eye

pluralmud-eyes
alternative formmudeye

Questions about mud-eye

What does mud-eye mean?
Mud-eye means a dragonfly larva.
What part of speech is mud-eye?
Mud-eye is a noun.
What is the plural of mud-eye?
The plural of mud-eye is mud-eyes.

Words near mud-eye in the dictionary

  1. mud wrestling
  2. mud-butt
  3. mud-crusher
  4. mud-crushers
  5. mud-dwelling
  6. mud-eye
  7. mud-eyes
  8. mud-flat
  9. mud-hogs
  10. mud-kicker
  11. mud-kickers

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