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wax-eye

wax-eye noun: a bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.

Noun

wax-eye (plural wax-eyes)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.
    • [T]he world being My Place by the fallen birch log, with the grass, the insects in the grass, the sky, the sheep and cows and rabbits, the wax-eyes and the hawks – everything Outside.1982, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 11

Forms of wax-eye

pluralwax-eyes

Questions about wax-eye

What does wax-eye mean?
Wax-eye means a bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.
What part of speech is wax-eye?
Wax-eye is a noun.
What is the plural of wax-eye?
The plural of wax-eye is wax-eyes.

Words near wax-eye in the dictionary

  1. wax-candle
  2. wax-candles
  3. wax-colour
  4. wax-end
  5. wax-ends
  6. wax-eye
  7. wax-eyes
  8. wax-myrtle
  9. wax-myrtles
  10. wax-paper
  11. wax-papers

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