eyeshine

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouneyeshine (countable and uncountable, plural eyeshines)

plural eyeshines

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

Origin

From eye + shine.

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Translations

Finnish kiilusilmä
  • kiilusilmäeffect of tapetum lucidum
Cite this entry
APA

eyeshine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshine

MLA

“eyeshine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyeshine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshine.

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